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Post by Tommy on May 15, 2017 18:33:24 GMT -5
Inside the Morgan Hill and a cab...   |
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Post by pauls on May 16, 2017 2:21:25 GMT -5
Is that denritic wood actually wood? It sure looks like Australian Ribbonstone.
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Post by coloradocliff on May 16, 2017 2:28:11 GMT -5
Inside the Morgan Hill and a cab... Wow Tommy Wow.. Knew it was going to be pretty but you really got an eye for what rocks to pick. Thanks for working that new stone so quickly. |
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Post by Tommy on May 16, 2017 11:23:04 GMT -5
Is that denritic wood actually wood? It sure looks like Australian Ribbonstone. It wouldn't be the first or last time I mis-identified something as wood  I've been googling pictures of AU ribbonstone and I see more pink tones than what exist in this piece. Then there's the dendtrites - do they occur in ribbonstone? |
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Post by grizman on May 16, 2017 13:59:43 GMT -5
Tommy: In regards to both slabs. Remember, once it is in pieces, it will NEVER be whole again! Even you noted that a single cab could not ever show it's totality. A great find to someday pass on to another, by sale or gift (if family). There is no going back in this case.
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Post by Tommy on May 16, 2017 14:22:37 GMT -5
Tommy: In regards to both slabs. Remember, once it is in pieces, it will NEVER be whole again! Even you noted that a single cab could not ever show it's totality. A great find to someday pass on to another, by sale or gift (if family). There is no going back in this case. I agree with you about the Pope Creek jasper - the totality of the variable patterns on the slab IS the beauty. The Guadalupe on the other hand makes really beautiful cabs that sell very well. The person who bought this one below still asks me all the time when I will get more made... I am sentimental about the slab to a certain point but...  Not going to rush into cutting it...It will probably happen one day when I least expect it after a beer or four. |
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Post by Tommy on May 16, 2017 19:04:32 GMT -5
I am more drawn to the Malichite Chrysocolla and the Peruvian "Something" (love dem blues!). Hi Glenn, thought this might interest you - the finished piece. |
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Post by gmitch067 on May 19, 2017 8:19:09 GMT -5
WOW!!! That is beautiful+++! I went to the Consolidated Rocks shop and saw the $10.5K dino bone cab... very interesting! ... couldn't afford it. LOL!
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Post by Tommy on May 19, 2017 9:01:57 GMT -5
WOW!!! That is beautiful+++! I went to the Consolidated Rocks shop and saw the $10.5K dino bone cab... very interesting! ... couldn't afford it. LOL! You and me both brother LOL. I should have mentioned that there's a glass display case nearby that contains a bunch of smaller pieces of dino bone. I can't afford most of them either - they give great prices on a lot of stuff but the dino bone they price like gold. |
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Post by melhill1659 on May 19, 2017 9:16:35 GMT -5
I am more drawn to the Malichite Chrysocolla and the Peruvian "Something" (love dem blues!). Hi Glenn, thought this might interest you - the finished piece. WOW!!! |
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Post by deb193redux on May 19, 2017 10:17:24 GMT -5
I always had a like of Morgan Hill. Finding good orbs and few/no fractures is a special treat.
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Post by beefjello on May 19, 2017 18:36:07 GMT -5
Wow, nice buys Tommy ! After seeing that Guadalupe slab I had to run out to my stash and make sure it was still there  Yeah, resist cutting it up into cabs. Or not. heh   |
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Post by beefjello on May 19, 2017 18:38:20 GMT -5
Hi Glenn, thought this might interest you - the finished piece. Oh man that's fantastic!!   |
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Post by gmitch067 on May 19, 2017 20:01:36 GMT -5
Here ia a pic of the Dino Bone at the Consolidated Rock shop in Vacaville.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 23:23:59 GMT -5
He doesn't want to sell. If he gets it, it sells. Otherwise he don't care.
I had a lizard like that. Raised price to 10x market.
Damn thing sold in 90 minutes.
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