jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on May 23, 2020 17:25:59 GMT -5
|
|
saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2018
Posts: 1,327
|
Post by saxplayer on May 23, 2020 18:21:18 GMT -5
beauts!
|
|
|
Post by RocksInNJ on May 26, 2020 3:45:31 GMT -5
Awesome. 4th pic, 2nd stone is my favorite. It looks like a milky waterfall.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on May 27, 2020 22:07:45 GMT -5
Awesome. 4th pic, 2nd stone is my favorite. It looks like a milky waterfall. Just imagine looking at a cobble bars full of agates jaspers and pet woods from 1000's of sources from 4 states and Mexico all piled together. The Rio Grande in S Texas is like that RocksInNJ. An exhilarating spot to collect.
|
|
|
Post by fernwood on May 28, 2020 5:06:15 GMT -5
Nice bunch of rocks.
|
|
|
Post by RocksInNJ on May 28, 2020 18:40:59 GMT -5
Awesome. 4th pic, 2nd stone is my favorite. It looks like a milky waterfall. Just imagine looking at a cobble bars full of agates jaspers and pet woods from 1000's of sources from 4 states and Mexico all piled together. The Rio Grande in S Texas is like that RocksInNJ . An exhilarating spot to collect. That must be mind blowing. I couldn’t even imagine that.
|
|
|
Post by rockhoundingwithkids on May 28, 2020 21:38:35 GMT -5
That's AWESOME...
|
|
|
Post by arghvark on May 30, 2020 9:14:48 GMT -5
Really, really groovy stuff. Top left and top right in the first photo look virtually identical to stuff that is very common out here in the hinterlands of north central Nevada.
The New Mexico rhyolite is super groovy. Not sure who Phil is but if he reads this, would appreciate a pm.
|
|
Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
Posts: 20,666
|
Post by Fossilman on May 30, 2020 11:14:12 GMT -5
Nice rolls James.....
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on May 30, 2020 21:18:02 GMT -5
Really, really groovy stuff. Top left and top right in the first photo look virtually identical to stuff that is very common out here in the hinterlands of north central Nevada. The New Mexico rhyolite is super groovy. Not sure who Phil is but if he reads this, would appreciate a pm. The one on the left was hammer broken out of a 9 pound cobble. Both of those might be in the jasper family arghvark. Rhyolite polish quality is directly related to the silica content. About half of this N Mexico material would take a rip polish, the rest would take a matte at best. N Mexico is known for having high grade hard banded rhyolite. I have not seen Phil on the forum for many years.
|
|
|
Post by TheRock on May 31, 2020 5:22:28 GMT -5
Nice Tumbles Jim!
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Jun 1, 2020 12:22:49 GMT -5
Nice Tumbles Jim! Thanks Bob. The chase was better than the sex. Collecting in S Texas is a real experience.
|
|
|
Post by TheRock on Jun 2, 2020 8:47:01 GMT -5
Yes I remember Texas all to well Every One in the Service Industry has to try Texas and I was no exception. I was service manager for Econ Aire Systems in Arlington for a year back in 85. Yep it do get hot there! Flew my Piper Cherokee to Ft Worth in 88 to pick up my sis then onto McAllen to visit my other sis. Yep even hotter there! Guess Ill stay in Michigan.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Jun 6, 2020 22:29:19 GMT -5
Yes I remember Texas all to well Every One in the Service Industry has to try Texas and I was no exception. I was service manager for Econ Aire Systems in Arlington for a year back in 85. Yep it do get hot there! Flew my Piper Cherokee to Ft Worth in 88 to pick up my sis then onto McAllen to visit my other sis. Yep even hotter there! Guess Ill stay in Michigan. Between the heat and the rumors of drug trafficking the best rocks in south Texas apparently stay safely where they sit until a collector comes along and picks them up. Zapata is about 100 miles west of McAllen. Yes HOT. But those rocks are worth the hassle.
|
|
|
Post by orrum on Jun 7, 2020 8:54:16 GMT -5
Yes awesome sauce Jim!!!
|
|
kyoti
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2020
Posts: 542
|
Post by kyoti on Jun 9, 2020 7:59:12 GMT -5
Great variety of rocks there. The polish is stellar. Some of the pale jaspers look a bit like what I find up here in DFW. Sure hope to get over to the Rio one of these days. The area around Big Bend is supposed to be a wonderland of agates. Not sure how you resist so many wonderful stones all just laying around waiting to be picked. I'd probably die of sunstroke just staring at them and trying to choose
|
|
NevadaBill
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2019
Posts: 1,332
|
Post by NevadaBill on Jun 9, 2020 16:54:56 GMT -5
Wow! What a batch of stones. That would be a lifetime achievement award type of pictorial for me. I could sit here and look at them all day. I tried to pick a favorite, like I usually do, but I can't decide. Maybe the white rocks (in the first few photos) with lots of horizontal lines across it. I don't know what that rock is. But I like it, probably better than the Agate looking ones. I also like the yellow Jasper with the translucent Agate veins running through it.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Jun 10, 2020 6:18:43 GMT -5
Wow! What a batch of stones. That would be a lifetime achievement award type of pictorial for me. I could sit here and look at them all day. I tried to pick a favorite, like I usually do, but I can't decide. Maybe the white rocks (in the first few photos) with lots of horizontal lines across it. I don't know what that rock is. But I like it, probably better than the Agate looking ones. I also like the yellow Jasper with the translucent Agate veins running through it. Thanks NevadaBill. I can't tell you how much of a rush it is to collect from the smorgasbord of materials at the Rio/L Falcon area. The rock you picked is classic porcelain jasper. It washes off a slope in Mexico and lands down in south Texas. There is a good bit of it on the Rio and most highly sought after by me anyway. If you ever get a chance to purchase it for tumbling it is a fine choice with a myriad of cool patterns. Every shade of lavender and purple known in every pattern, with the white. Hate to say, many of these were less than better quality Rio finds used for fodder when tumbling big rocks.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,154
|
Post by jamesp on Jun 10, 2020 6:29:14 GMT -5
Great variety of rocks there. The polish is stellar. Some of the pale jaspers look a bit like what I find up here in DFW. Sure hope to get over to the Rio one of these days. The area around Big Bend is supposed to be a wonderland of agates. Not sure how you resist so many wonderful stones all just laying around waiting to be picked. I'd probably die of sunstroke just staring at them and trying to choose Welcome to the forum kyoti. I envy you living in Texas. I'd be at the Rio every chance I got. It is like landing on the virgin shores of Sri Lanka and finding beaches full of jewels. I'd rather find super colorful agates/woods/jaspers than emeralds rubies and sapphires anyway. I can't ever return to the Big Bend. I hiked thru a portion of it and passed tons of killer material but totally illegal to collect it. That was pure torture. Find a lava slope adjacent to the volcanic shaft and hike around it. Agates everywhere. The Brewster County sheriffs will pop you in a New York second if they find rocks in your vehicle. No problem, go to Lake Falcon and all those agates can be collected where they washed down the Rio, along with every other type of agate from lava slopes of Mexico N Mexico, w Texas, and likely s Colorado. Sun stroke ? Easy to do when hypnotized by those beautiful rocks. Looking forward to seeing your finds.
|
|
kyoti
has rocks in the head
Member since June 2020
Posts: 542
|
Not glass
Jun 10, 2020 7:03:40 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by kyoti on Jun 10, 2020 7:03:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip about Falcon lake. I'll look it up. I know what you mean about rocks and national parks though. I was tortured by all the beautiful granite and felspar in Yosemite California.
It's funny how we RockHounds always like the rocks that are not in our areas. Even though this area is filled with beautiful calcite and lots of fossils, I dream of walking the beaches of one of the Great Lakes. So many beautiful conglomerates, cherts and granite up there!
I'll try to get my photo account setup so I can post some pictures.
|
|