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Post by vegasjames on Jan 9, 2018 21:04:34 GMT -5
 20180107_044836 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_045114 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_045142 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044912 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044622 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044441 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044408 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044318 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180107_044215 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_131834 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_131044 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_130852 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_130415 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_130245 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_130242 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180106_130221 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by Pat on Jan 9, 2018 21:13:32 GMT -5
Looks like a fun day collecting! You found some good looking material.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 9, 2018 21:31:57 GMT -5
Looks like a fun day collecting! You found some good looking material. Technically night. I did not get to the area until after dark for most of this stuff so I was walking around with a flashlight looking for stuff. Left the parking lights on the new truck so I can find it easier in the dark. Did not know the parking lights turn themselves off automatically. Good thing I know the area or I may not have found the truck in the dark. |
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Post by fishnpinball on Jan 9, 2018 21:34:57 GMT -5
Nice haul. And wow finding that much at night? Area must really be loaded with lots of great material.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 9, 2018 21:36:30 GMT -5
What are the green ones? I am partial to green rocks, as there are few of them in WI, unless they are copper related.
Yes, very glad you knew the area. Might consider placing a battery powered led light on or in truck in the future.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 9, 2018 23:17:57 GMT -5
Great finds!! And at night----wow!! What is # 10? it is beautiful!
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 9, 2018 23:29:09 GMT -5
Nice haul. And wow finding that much at night? Area must really be loaded with lots of great material. Yes, it is easy to find stuff there. I actually collect in a wash so the best place to look is in the bushes in the center of the wash where the stones get trapped. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 9, 2018 23:32:45 GMT -5
What are the green ones? I am partial to green rocks, as there are few of them in WI, unless they are copper related. Yes, very glad you knew the area. Might consider placing a battery powered led light on or in truck in the future. Some of the dark green is jasper and some of it is common opal. In fact a lot of the other colors are also common opal. I did buy reflective stickers to put on the truck and eventually make pole to attach with reflectors. Just got the truck though so learning how some things work. My old truck the lights do not automatically turn off so I was not expecting that with this truck. I also have small lights on Jax' harness that I could set on the truck as beacons. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 9, 2018 23:34:27 GMT -5
Great finds!! And at night----wow!! What is # 10? it is beautiful! 10 is a mix of opal and jasper. Found the stuff up there a few times. Has a neat base bluish-gray base color. |
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Post by lookatthat on Jan 10, 2018 11:32:56 GMT -5
That is beautiful stuff.
Anybody looking for green rocks, come to Vermont. It ain't called "The Green Mountain State" for nothing. We've got olivine and pyroxene, green talc (hard to get now, main site is closed), serpentine, and more. Even green garnet. Most rocks seem to be green. Or grey. Lots of grey. Granite, schist, phyllite, limestone, marble, magnetite...
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Post by Win on Jan 10, 2018 12:46:07 GMT -5
That's a nice way to spend an evening! I've had friends lose their way or vehicle, no fun. I always mark my Jeep on a GPS so we can find it.
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 10, 2018 16:05:42 GMT -5
 Wow, you found some amazing pieces!!! And such variety. What about #6? Is that a wood?
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Post by NDK on Jan 10, 2018 16:06:13 GMT -5
I was gonna suggest a GPS, too. Quite reasonable in price now. Used ones can be had for cheap off Craigslist.
The rocks are really nice James. I bet you'd fill the truck if you were there during daylight.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 10, 2018 16:43:15 GMT -5
 Wow, you found some amazing pieces!!! And such variety. What about #6? Is that a wood? I'm not sure. Never seen this up there before. Thought it looked rally cool though. I don't think it is wood though, maybe stromatolite. I will have to examine it more closely. |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 10, 2018 16:49:04 GMT -5
I was gonna suggest a GPS, too. Quite reasonable in price now. Used ones can be had for cheap off Craigslist. The rocks are really nice James. I bet you'd fill the truck if you were there during daylight. My dad gave me a really nice GPS last year, I just did not have it with me. And I know the area pretty well, at least in the light, but took me a lot longer to get there than I expected because Jax and I stopped at a new place near Columbus, Nevada. Was hoping to get to Candelaria as well but the days are just too short right now. Want to head back up there in a few months and spend the night. There was the coolest breccia I have ever seen partially buried. Unfortunately the shovel was buried in the truck under presents and luggage. So I want to go back and dig that up. The recent heavy rains will also have provided new material to collect. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2018 16:52:35 GMT -5
Looks like you went to Mooka, Australia!
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Post by Mark K on Jan 10, 2018 16:54:02 GMT -5
Looks like you found Tin Cup.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 10, 2018 17:09:52 GMT -5
Looks like you went to Mooka, Australia! Yes, I notices too that some of the pieces looked like mooikite. |
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Post by melhill1659 on Jan 10, 2018 21:39:36 GMT -5
Looks like it’s time to go Rockhounding with vegasjames again!!! PLEEEZ |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 11, 2018 4:00:29 GMT -5
Looks like it’s time to go Rockhounding with vegasjames again!!! PLEEEZ Let me know when you are heading out this way again. This stuff is several hours North. |
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Wow, you found some amazing pieces!!! And such variety. What about #6? Is that a wood?
Wow, you found some amazing pieces!!! And such variety. What about #6? Is that a wood?
