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Post by fernwood on Jun 27, 2018 12:48:11 GMT -5
Neighbor and I took her trailer to get some counter scraps. The pile was about 50 yards long, by 10 feet high by 12 feet wide. She wanted specific larger pieces and oval/round ones. I wanted ones for a specific landscaping project and lapidary work. Neither of us were disappointed. She brought her Great Pyrenees along. He had lots of fun. Even wandered into the office, lol. There were many pieces she wanted that we could not lift. I saw a wonderful piece of what they call Granite, with lots of blue and green flash. It was about 4.5’ long by 30” wide in perfect condition. My friend/neighbor who works there will be saving specific types of scraps for me, so they will not be ground up in the future. Most of my neighbor’s stuff is on the top of the trailer, as it was larger. I was able to get a few of my pieces out, which are pictured below. It is just too hot/humid for us to unload right now. For size reference, her trailer is 8’ long, by 5’ wide.  1  3  2  7  6 6  8 I have some larger pieces of this. Was drawn to it immediately. Honed finish on some, gloss on others.  5 Once we get everything unloaded, I will post more photos. We will be back, as grinder process is being delayed a while. Neighbor hopes to bring along some “strong guys” to get some larger pieces. Everything now unloaded. Neighbor had help at her place. We did it at mine. Neighbor hopes to get back there again, as she has her eye on some larger pieces. We will obviously need help loading those. The larger top piece to the left is Larvikite. The piece to the right is a larger example of some smaller ones I took. Has a honed surface. This pile has about 8 slabs, smallest being about 1’ by 20”.  10 Next large pile. About 12 pieces.  9 The small stuff. Ranges in size from 2” by 2” to 12” by 12”. A lot of Larvikite.  11 |
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Post by lookatthat on Jun 27, 2018 13:26:03 GMT -5
Wow!
Is that grey/blue - Larvakite?
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Post by aDave on Jun 27, 2018 13:35:08 GMT -5
The green in this photo is granite and was known pretty commonly as Uba Tuba. It is from Brazil. Only reason I know is it was one variety we looked at back in the day.  |
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Post by lookatthat on Jun 27, 2018 13:49:47 GMT -5
What about the pic below that one?
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Post by Pat on Jun 27, 2018 14:07:58 GMT -5
8 is larvikite from Larvik, Norway. Similar to labradorite.
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Post by parfive on Jun 27, 2018 14:16:31 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Jun 27, 2018 14:33:01 GMT -5
I am always careful. Wear proper boots and gloves when climbing the pile.
Might be the first person out there to have a 15' by 20' rock garden with ground cove plants, made mostly from Larvikite, lol. I have about 40 pieces of it, ranging from 2" by 2" to 1.5' by 2'. My patio extension will be a jigsaw puzzle of beautiful counter scraps with plants in between. If anyone is interested in some Larvikite, send me a PM.
I am having too much fun with these scraps.
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Post by Pat on Jun 27, 2018 14:46:33 GMT -5
Sounds wonderful! Pictures?
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Post by fernwood on Jun 27, 2018 14:49:43 GMT -5
No photos of patio extension yet. First need to remove all the grass/sod and lay down landscape fabric. With heat indexes in the 100+ range the next few days, I will only be doing the essentials outside for a while. I can get closer photos of the counter scraps.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 27, 2018 15:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 27, 2018 16:27:11 GMT -5
fernwood , the one you think has copper in it , thats a penny .
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Post by fernwood on Jun 27, 2018 16:37:54 GMT -5
fernwood , the one you think has copper in it , thats a penny . Lol. The copper is towards the center. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 27, 2018 16:52:40 GMT -5
Yeah , I saw what you were referring to . But it still is a penny . lol
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Post by drocknut on Jun 27, 2018 17:15:58 GMT -5
Rich you are too funny and quick on the draw too it seems...lol.
Cool scraps. I'll bet that patio will look fabulous when it's all done.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 27, 2018 17:26:01 GMT -5
Rich you are too funny and quick on the draw too it seems...lol. Cool scraps. I'll bet that patio will look fabulous when it's all done. Just having a good day I guess . Its a great day to be alive . Hope I didn't make Ferny mad at me , was gonna talk her out of a piece of that larvawhatever it is called . |
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Post by aDave on Jun 27, 2018 20:06:30 GMT -5
fernwood , the one you think has copper in it , thats a penny . I was going to mention the same thing as you. But, with fernwood not knowing me that well, I didn't want to offend in any way. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jun 27, 2018 20:19:17 GMT -5
fernwood , the one you think has copper in it , thats a penny . I was going to mention the same thing as you. But, with fernwood not knowing me that well, I didn't want to offend in any way. Oh I think Ferny has a pretty good sense of humor . |
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Post by fernwood on Jun 28, 2018 3:59:30 GMT -5
All in good fun. Note to self: Next time use a dime for size reference when referring to copper in rocks.
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Post by toiv0 on Jun 28, 2018 6:43:01 GMT -5
fernwood , the one you think has copper in it , thats a penny . and only copper coated zinc |
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Post by drocknut on Jun 28, 2018 9:56:27 GMT -5
Rich you are too funny and quick on the draw too it seems...lol. Cool scraps. I'll bet that patio will look fabulous when it's all done. Just having a good day I guess . Its a great day to be alive . Hope I didn't make Ferny mad at me , was gonna talk her out of a piece of that larvawhatever it is called . I'll bet she thought it was funny too. Glad you are having a good day. |
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