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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 7, 2017 20:41:20 GMT -5
A trip to our cottage always includes a walk every day. The county maintains the roads really well which includes grading and adding gravel a couple times each year. The gravel is local sourced so crushed pieces of pudding stone can be found. A normal 1/2 mile walk can yield anywhere from a hand full to a few pounds. It had rained today so spotting them was easier then a hot dusty day.   There are 2 in this photo   This was the total for todays walk  Oh and here is one a bit bigger that we found this season  Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 7, 2017 20:44:22 GMT -5
I can grab you some crushed limestone from the roads here. Very easy to get buckets full.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 7, 2017 20:49:59 GMT -5
That big one is a beauty!
You might have missed one in your photo with two. I see the one in the center and the. One hiding under another rock about a quarter of the way up and right from the bottom left corner. Is that another one just under the clover, mostly buried?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 7, 2017 20:51:04 GMT -5
I can grab you some crushed limestone from the roads here. Very easy to get buckets full. 99.99999% of the road gravel is not pudding stone. I only pick up the pudding stones. That pile was 2 people walking and searching for a 1/2 mile both ways. Not easy pickings but better then 100% limestone I suppose. Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 7, 2017 20:54:31 GMT -5
That big one is a beauty! You might have missed one in your photo with two. I see the one in the center and the. One hiding under another rock about a quarter of the way up and right from the bottom left corner. Is that another one just under the clover, mostly buried? Might be another one. Not sure I'll be able to find it tomorrow,lol I power washed that big one last time I was up to get all the forest mud off. What a difference it made. That is one of my best now. Chuck |
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 7, 2017 20:55:21 GMT -5
You can say that again. And the chance of fossils is rarer than your chance of puddingstone, unless you happen to an area where the local quarry is in a good fossil bearing layer. In my vicinity not likely.
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 7, 2017 21:39:04 GMT -5
When I was a kid....almost 60 years ago we used to play baseball with the neighbors. Had to walk 2 miles. We would always find lakers in the asphalt. Gravel roads here are a good place to look also for lakers. Most of the stone is 3/4 minus now. Have to get on the township roads where they put the pit run.
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Post by captbob on Oct 7, 2017 22:56:28 GMT -5
*sigh* I hate Florida! stoopid sand |
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Post by jamesp on Oct 8, 2017 8:40:21 GMT -5
I hate Georgia.
stoopid white granite
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 8, 2017 9:14:33 GMT -5
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 8, 2017 16:42:36 GMT -5
toiv0Looks like some good stuff can be found in your driveway. I used to dump all of my lapidary scraps at the edge of our family gravel pit and folks would pick through them there. This year I started dumping them under my sign at the entrance to my driveway. Now when people walk by they stop pick through the gems.   This is the box I brought up to dump this weekend. About 20 pounds.  Chuck
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Post by youp50 on Oct 9, 2017 4:11:17 GMT -5
I went for a short walk yesterday and found some small lakers on the shoulder of the road. I miss seeing lots of other stuff by staring at my feet.
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 10, 2017 14:32:10 GMT -5
I hate Georgia. stoopid white granite Stupid Amethyst, stupid coral, stupid Jasper, stupid lace Agate, stupid garnets, stupid.... I don't wanna hear it. Y'all have some good stuff in GA |
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