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Post by stephan on Nov 7, 2021 19:50:18 GMT -5
Fossil fish found in Brenda jasper on RTH field trip to Brenda (AZ) in 2014.  No idea on type of fish, and this will remain a specimen.  |
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Post by realrockhound on Nov 7, 2021 21:39:26 GMT -5
This has turned into a really neat thread. Seeing lots of neat things i'm now wishing were in my collection. Lots of really cool things you guys/gals are posting. I'll have to dig deep into my collection and pull out some other rare material I have, so I can share it with all of you.
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 8, 2021 17:11:08 GMT -5
I "found" these amazing pyrite ammonite casts from Germany at Quartzsite about 20 years ago. A German seller had a small booth with a number of them for sale. I don't know how rare they are but they're among my favorite cabinet specimen. They occur in limestone and expert diggers are able to chip them open, revealing ancient ammonite "molds" containing complete ammonite pseudomorphs. The creatures have been totally replaced by pyrite and when wire-brushed show off an attractive gold-ish color. Every detail of the originals has been preserved. That's a dime for size reference in case you can' tell.   |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 8, 2021 21:30:08 GMT -5
Rick gemfeller, have you dug these out from your move yet? I would love to see them in person next time I come over! |
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Post by realrockhound on Nov 8, 2021 22:13:10 GMT -5
These    These are a few of my really nice limb casts. The green ones specifically are from hampton buttes. These are extremely rare to come across (at hampton butte), especially this grade.  This is probably some of the rarest wood I've have had the opportunity to dig. Swartz canyon oak. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 8, 2021 22:25:25 GMT -5
Oh my.
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Post by drocknut on Nov 9, 2021 12:04:33 GMT -5
No one is going to beat Diane though. Her fish is once in a lifetime. I found what may be a thousand dollar chunk of gem silica. Diane was with. I also found a blue MT agate and 2 fairburnes in the general area of Glendive. Mark, did Diane find a fish, too? I think you may be thinking of the one I found at Brenda. Diane drocknut (or was it Jim Wampidy? Lol) found a nice piece of that pretty blue gem silica stuff, also at Brenda. Was going to post some pics of the fossil fish, will try to get it tomorrow. Was trying to think of anything else that fits the bill! I did not find a fish. Yes, it was me who found that piece of gem silica in Brenda Area (although Jim claimed it was his because I found it in the road when I was getting ready to take a picture for Jim of him sitting at the base of a cactus). Mine was pretty but not that big or clear. I don't really remember seeing a thousand dollar chunk of gem silica anywhere. |
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 9, 2021 12:41:28 GMT -5
Rick gemfeller, have you dug these out from your move yet? I would love to see them in person next time I come over! Yep, they're among the "found." Happy to show them any time you like. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 9, 2021 17:11:55 GMT -5
I did not find a fish. Yes, it was me who found that piece of gem silica in Brenda Area (although Jim claimed it was his because I found it in the road when I was getting ready to take a picture for Jim of him sitting at the base of a cactus). Mine was pretty but not that big or clear. I don't really remember seeing a thousand dollar chunk of gem silica anywhere. Diane, I was just ribbing you about who found the GS, lol. I know it was you who found it. As for the $1000 piece of GS, I think that is a totally unrelated thing Mark K spoke of, not a value of the rock you found. As one gets older, stories tend to get jumbled, and we misremember things. |
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Post by Mark K on Nov 9, 2021 18:49:58 GMT -5
Remember when we went to that one spot and I blew the rock apart? One of the chunks has a seam that goes through and is 1/2 inch thick and about 8 inches in any direction wide.
Someone totally mined that spot out by the way. Chunks of stone the size of cars gone and I can't find any evidence of how they did it. It is just gone.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 10, 2021 8:24:59 GMT -5
I love seeing the finds of others here. Whether found at a shop, garage sale, online, or in the field.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 10, 2021 8:29:12 GMT -5
I love seeing the finds of others here. Whether found at a shop, garage sale, online, or in the field.
Me, too! Keep 'em coming!
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Post by realrockhound on Nov 10, 2021 14:51:07 GMT -5
I love seeing the finds of others here. Whether found at a shop, garage sale, online, or in the field. 100% agree with this. Seeing some really cool stuff posted. |
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Post by AzRockGeek on Nov 10, 2021 15:20:04 GMT -5
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 10, 2021 15:47:20 GMT -5
   Here is another Az find you dont see too often, some conichalcite my buddy and i mined a few years back. That is killer... |
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 10, 2021 16:20:31 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Nov 10, 2021 19:12:51 GMT -5
AzRockGeek intersting Tim thought it was some copper derivative butte looking up conichalcite I guess not what was the general location it was hounded in ? thanks EdMohs
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 10, 2021 19:17:45 GMT -5
Here is another Az find you dont see too often, some conichalcite my buddy and i mined a few years back.
That is absolutely beautiful material. The only time I ever see it finished is in the 49ermineral shop. Is it rare or is it just unknown. It needs a "new" name.  |
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Post by AzRockGeek on Nov 10, 2021 19:33:44 GMT -5
AzRockGeek intersting Tim thought it was some copper derivative butte looking up conichalcite I guess not what was the general location it was hounded in ? thanks EdMohs Hi Edmo, this was found near the Ray mine. I want to get back there someday, it is a long tough trail even on a quad. |
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