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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 7, 2022 18:31:48 GMT -5
I know this is old news, but it took awhile for Sam to get his trophy in the mail. We wanted to have the trophy in the video.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2022 18:43:02 GMT -5
Thats so awesome Rob! Tell the young man congratulations!!
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 7, 2022 18:51:54 GMT -5
Wow that's a very impressive before & after comparison! Congratulations to both of you! The rocks ended up super shiny and smooth. Beautifully done!
I would also love to see Sam's self-collected agates one day(lol)
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 7, 2022 18:56:56 GMT -5
Very cool! It's nice to see a youngun win. Good for you, Rob, for mentoring him.
Congrats to all the winners!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 7, 2022 19:15:25 GMT -5
Wow that's a very impressive before & after comparison! Congratulations to both of you! The rocks ended up super shiny and smooth. Beautifully done! I would also love to see Sam's self-collected agates one day(lol) I think Sam might have more self collected agates than I do at this point.
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Post by Tommy on Oct 7, 2022 19:47:10 GMT -5
Congratulations Sam! We are all proud of you! That's quite a mentor you've got there too
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Post by quartzilla on Oct 7, 2022 21:00:06 GMT -5
Big congrats to Sam. Great job on his stones. In a way anybody who made it to the end with these deserves kudos, they were tough stones to work with. Looking forwards to next years contest!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 7, 2022 21:46:28 GMT -5
You are so awesome, Rob! A huge congrats to Sam and a huge congrats to you too for being such a rockin' mentor!
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Post by vance71975 on Oct 7, 2022 22:05:32 GMT -5
I know this is old news, but it took awhile for Sam to get his trophy in the mail. We wanted to have the trophy in the video. Wat to go Sam!!! Awesome Teachin Rob!
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Post by jimmie on Oct 8, 2022 4:30:05 GMT -5
Very cool👍
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 8, 2022 6:19:24 GMT -5
Congratulations Sam.
Not sure why they are calling this Lake Lahontan agate though. I have collected a lot of rock from the Lake Lahontan area including various chalcedonies often referred to as agate such as sard. Never seen any rocks in the area that look like this, and they look nothing like chalcedonies, which is what agate is.
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Post by nursetumbler on Oct 8, 2022 7:02:40 GMT -5
Wow that's a very impressive before & after comparison! Congratulations to both of you! The rocks ended up super shiny and smooth. Beautifully done! I would also love to see Sam's self-collected agates one day(lol) pebbleskySam has his own YouTube channel. Lots with Jugglerguy too (Michigan Rocks) I dont know Sams YouTube channel name. Maybe Jugglerguy can tell us.
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Post by nursetumbler on Oct 8, 2022 7:26:38 GMT -5
I know this is old news, but it took awhile for Sam to get his trophy in the mail. We wanted to have the trophy in the video. JugglerguyPlease extend my congratulations to Sam and you also for being a great mentor to him. Wouldn't expect anything less that perfection from you or anyone you mentor. Love watching your YouTube videos. I have learned a lot from you myself. Again congratulations to you both. nursetumbler
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Post by CacklingChick on Oct 8, 2022 13:11:50 GMT -5
I just watched your video on this last night. Well-deserved win for Sam!! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 8, 2022 16:19:30 GMT -5
Congratulations Sam. Not sure why they are calling this Lake Lahontan agate though. I have collected a lot of rock from the Lake Lahontan area including various chalcedonies often referred to as agate such as sard. Never seen any rocks in the area that look like this, and they look nothing like chalcedonies, which is what agate is. We didn't think it looked like agate either. I have never been to that part of the country, so I don't know what's normally found there. It's nice to hear from someone who has actually been there.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 8, 2022 16:20:33 GMT -5
Wow that's a very impressive before & after comparison! Congratulations to both of you! The rocks ended up super shiny and smooth. Beautifully done! I would also love to see Sam's self-collected agates one day(lol) pebbleskySam has his own YouTube channel. Lots with Jugglerguy too (Michigan Rocks) I dont know Sams YouTube channel name. Maybe Jugglerguy can tell us. I don't think Sam has a YouTube channel. I encouraged him to start one a couple years ago, but I don't think he ever did.
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Post by electrocutus on Oct 8, 2022 16:44:28 GMT -5
This is great, congratulations! The "rejects" look pretty amazing too!!
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Post by rockbrain on Oct 8, 2022 18:35:54 GMT -5
Big congrats to Sam. Only issue is he makes me feel like a quitter. I threw in the towel during stage 1!
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 8, 2022 22:08:30 GMT -5
Congratulations Sam. Not sure why they are calling this Lake Lahontan agate though. I have collected a lot of rock from the Lake Lahontan area including various chalcedonies often referred to as agate such as sard. Never seen any rocks in the area that look like this, and they look nothing like chalcedonies, which is what agate is. We didn't think it looked like agate either. I have never been to that part of the country, so I don't know what's normally found there. It's nice to hear from someone who has actually been there. There is a lot of translucent chalcesony, some banded, mainly in the form of sard (brown chalcedony) and occasionally carnelian. You can find all sorts of it along the waters's edge. Right by the lake is a spot with lots of chalcedony and porcelain jasper, which is very dense and has a high natural polish. Colors are not that exciting mainly, green some yellow, red and brown. Considering the natural polish though I would think it would tumble great.
Then there is the Dead Camel Mountains right by the lake, which has all sorts of gorgeous stuff.
I have no clue what they collected. Again, never seen anything like that in the area and I have spent a lot of time up there ever since I was a little kid. They could have easily found much nicer material.
This is some of the stuff I have found around Lahontan.
Porecelain jaspers
You can see the natural polish on those. Here are other stones I collected in the area.
The Dead Camel Mountains materials right by the lake are so much nicer. For instance these.
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Post by dirtsifter on Oct 8, 2022 22:11:38 GMT -5
Enjoyed that video today. Please pass on my congratulations to Sam.
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