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Post by fernwood on Mar 30, 2020 5:51:11 GMT -5
I have been trying to go through my cabs, preforms, slabs and tumbles to organize them.
Amazing how many "new" finds I have. Things I forgot I had.
Some things I had no clue on ID, I was able to now ID.
Next up will be specimen pieces. Then tumbling rough and cutting rough.
Going through the rocks helps keep my mind off other things.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 30, 2020 10:14:41 GMT -5
I do that in my shop too... Always finding material I forgot about...
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whyofquartz
spending too much on rocks
So, Africa is smaller than I expected...
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Post by whyofquartz on Mar 30, 2020 10:34:25 GMT -5
I found a whole backpack of rocks that i hadn't sorted in either of my last two big sorts.
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Post by knave on Mar 30, 2020 10:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Mar 30, 2020 10:47:26 GMT -5
I also spent some time looking at my lapidary equipment that is in barn.
It was calling me.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 30, 2020 18:09:01 GMT -5
😆🤣😆 Beth, I did the same thing Saturday. Cleaned up my garage a bit and found a beautiful agate nodule. I couldn't tell you where it came from 🤣 |
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Post by fernwood on Mar 30, 2020 18:31:15 GMT -5
I found this box tucked away on a shelf. Largest slab is about 7" long.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 30, 2020 20:14:50 GMT -5
When I first started buying slabs and rough, my wife was also buying. She stopped and I continued. I knew the stuff I bought but a lot of hers was a mystery. I went through a series of searches, organization and selling off excess. There were always surprises. No more surprises. I have stuff that I will work on and stuff that I won't. I could sell off excess but I would rather make stuff. The only surprises would be some nice cabs that flew off the wheels to parts unknown. A large percentage of stuff was outside and I needed to be aware of the black widows when I searched.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 31, 2020 6:34:28 GMT -5
I think I figured out where some of the slabs came from. A few from wigglinrocks Thinking the Kona Dolomite and Jaspelite. Probably some of the others were also from him. The copper ore might have been from the Heart of Wisconsin Rock Swap. I am trying to ID everything in the box. There are some misc. jaspers and agates. Cut T-eggs and geodes. A piece of pet wood. A piece of mahogany obsidian. Gary green and plasma agate. Birdseye Rhyolite. Some have me stumped. Here are some more photos, as everyone likes photos, right?      |
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