More McDermitt pictures (lots of pics)
Sept 5, 2014 6:33:41 GMT -5
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Post by panamark on Sept 5, 2014 6:33:41 GMT -5
I had an excellent time rockhounding in McDermitt. Here is evidence I wasn't just partying in Vegas.
Here is the camping setup on the McDermitt Riviera. As you can see the facilities are lush.
This is "the phone booth". If you stood just right on this hump you could sometimes get coverage from a cell tower
Roy (notice the shirt!) and his wife Bonney. They (along with Clyde the rock-hound) were so kind to give me a ride in their truck when I got to a "trail" that my CR-V couldn't handle. Thanks again Roy! I learned Roy was a thunder egg digging machine. Those eggs flat out stick into the sucking clay.
The rest of the crew was some guys from Spokane and northern Washington. They aren't in RTH, but otherwise are great guys
As is typical, I got more material than my vehicle should carry.
Probably the highlight of McDermitt is the Gary Green (aka Larsonite)
But the best part of McDermitt is that there is such a variety.
Lots of petrified wood in both traditional form
And in more agatized/opalized form
I really like the green&brown agatized stuff which seems to form around the replaced knots and branchs
Found some nice agate.
And thunder eggs
Some nice, fine grain wonderstone that should polish nicely
And some neat brecciated wonderstone
And I even found some excellent jasper/agate breccia which is quite rare in McDermitt in my experience
Thanks for looking.
Here is the camping setup on the McDermitt Riviera. As you can see the facilities are lush.
This is "the phone booth". If you stood just right on this hump you could sometimes get coverage from a cell tower
Roy (notice the shirt!) and his wife Bonney. They (along with Clyde the rock-hound) were so kind to give me a ride in their truck when I got to a "trail" that my CR-V couldn't handle. Thanks again Roy! I learned Roy was a thunder egg digging machine. Those eggs flat out stick into the sucking clay.
The rest of the crew was some guys from Spokane and northern Washington. They aren't in RTH, but otherwise are great guys
As is typical, I got more material than my vehicle should carry.
Probably the highlight of McDermitt is the Gary Green (aka Larsonite)
But the best part of McDermitt is that there is such a variety.
Lots of petrified wood in both traditional form
And in more agatized/opalized form
I really like the green&brown agatized stuff which seems to form around the replaced knots and branchs
Found some nice agate.
And thunder eggs
Some nice, fine grain wonderstone that should polish nicely
And some neat brecciated wonderstone
And I even found some excellent jasper/agate breccia which is quite rare in McDermitt in my experience
Thanks for looking.
Had to take another look 'cause I thought there were chopsticks in your agate/jasp breccia pics. Haven't seen brecciated wonderstone until your pics and it is pretty. Will you please post pics of your t-eggs when you cut 'em? 
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