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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	way past free form Mar 24, 2021 22:31:59 GMT -5 Pat, stephan, and 13 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2021 22:31:59 GMT -5 IMG_4491 3 by paul forsythe, on Flickr This one broke, but i just couldn't let it go. Imperial Jasper (Mexico).

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Paul, that is fabulous! Absolutely drool-worthy. (drooling)

Robin

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brotherbill spending too much on rocks Member since October 2018 Posts: 388	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 4:46:06 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brotherbill on Mar 25, 2021 4:46:06 GMT -5 That is stunning!

fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 5:17:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Mar 25, 2021 5:17:28 GMT -5 I love the shape. And the shine is amazing.
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Brian fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2020 Posts: 1,512	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 8:21:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Brian on Mar 25, 2021 8:21:38 GMT -5 That has an organic look to it. Very lovely form for that material!

orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,203	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 10:50:29 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on Mar 25, 2021 10:50:29 GMT -5 Whoa liken that!
	Worlds Greatest One Legged Cowboy turned rockhound lapidary nerd! LOL

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,236	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 10:52:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Mar 25, 2021 10:52:53 GMT -5 Love it Paul. The form, the shine, the colors. Perfect.
	Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________ Weight of my heart, not the size

greig fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,703	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 11:07:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greig on Mar 25, 2021 11:07:12 GMT -5 Wow. A true artwork.
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razorburne off to a rocking start Member since March 2021 Posts: 18	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 16:26:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by razorburne on Mar 25, 2021 16:26:16 GMT -5 Wow! Inspirational.

saxplayer fully equipped rock polisher Member since March 2018 Posts: 1,327	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 16:27:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by saxplayer on Mar 25, 2021 16:27:43 GMT -5 I think it's pretty sweet

irlcjrohr starting to spend too much on rocks If it does not melt, polish it. Member since April 2020 Posts: 123	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 16:32:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by irlcjrohr on Mar 25, 2021 16:32:24 GMT -5 @hookedonrocks very nice. Can you post some additional views?

stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,085	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 16:51:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Mar 25, 2021 16:51:27 GMT -5 Don't put your eye out looking at it.
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socalagatehound has rocks in the head Rocks in the head Member since July 2013 Posts: 681	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 16:53:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by socalagatehound on Mar 25, 2021 16:53:06 GMT -5 Very cool!!! Love it!!!
	Craig

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 18:20:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Mar 25, 2021 18:20:03 GMT -5 YES! Free form at the absolutely highest level. Amazing stone!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 18:58:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Mar 25, 2021 18:58:18 GMT -5 Fandiddlytastic!!
	*I Wanna Rock!!!*

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,363	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 19:47:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 25, 2021 19:47:12 GMT -5 The darn thing looks aerodynamic! I love the color combos in this one. The polish on this one is SUPERB!
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stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	way past free form Mar 25, 2021 22:13:11 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Mar 25, 2021 22:13:11 GMT -5 Had you not told us that it broke, I would have thought it intentional. Very cool shape. Amazing colors and patterns. I can see why you didn’t give up on it.
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NDK Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 9,440	way past free form Mar 26, 2021 7:32:26 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NDK on Mar 26, 2021 7:32:26 GMT -5 I agree it's an awesome cab. Very liquid & flowing
	-Nate

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,428	way past free form Mar 26, 2021 8:25:36 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Mar 26, 2021 8:25:36 GMT -5 Thats some nice imperial, and a very nice cab.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	way past free form Mar 26, 2021 12:37:26 GMT -5 via mobile hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2021 12:37:26 GMT -5 Mar 24, 2021 22:34:23 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said: Paul, that is fabulous! Absolutely drool-worthy. Thank you miss birdie!

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