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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 3:36:09 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 24, 2022 4:53:53 GMT -5
Looks like Jax had a fun day! Wore her out. Did she find any rocks for you?
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Post by mohs on Oct 24, 2022 5:07:24 GMT -5
Never been back there So gneiss tour
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 6:05:53 GMT -5
Looks like Jax had a fun day! Wore her out. Did she find any rocks for you? We spent 2 days there and camped by the river. Was great except the biting flies near the river.
Found a lot of great stuff. Lots of chalcedony, which I mainly focused on the blue and purple. Found quite a bit of the pastelite, which is the stone you did that wrap for me. Also found green biotite, black biotite and lot of magnetite. Also came back with some banded agates, some really nice jasper and a unique purple stone I have not identified yet.
Still washing and photographing finds. Will get some pics of those posted soon.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 6:22:24 GMT -5
Never been back there So gneiss tour This was my second trip there. Went the first time to meet with our club but I was out exploring thinking I was too early and everyone still had to get up and eat. I was wrong and they all drove by me as I was walking past the truck. Luckily I researched the area before going down and so went off exploring the first day by myself. I ended finding all sorts of the purple "agate" which is actually purple chalcedony, along with some purple jasper and pastelite doing way better than the club, which pretty much skunked out. Some friends wanted to go down there so we did a two day trip and I showed them the spots I had found previously. Everyone found lots of great stuff and we all had a lot of fun. Was a bit warmer than I was expecting for this time of year and it got cold quick when the sun went down and hot fast when the sun came up. Found a wider variety of material this time and a lot more of the pastelite, which is what I was mainly interested in. This is what I was told was pastelite I collected on my first trip. Although when I researched it seems like everyone has a different opinion on what rock is pastelite since I have seen several completely different rocks from the area referred to as pastelite.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 24, 2022 6:33:44 GMT -5
Never been back there So gneiss tour This was my second trip there. Went the first time to meet with our club but I was out exploring thinking I was too early and everyone still had to get up and eat. I was wrong and they all drove by me as I was walking past the truck. Luckily I researched the area before going down and so went off exploring the first day by myself. I ended finding all sorts of the purple "agate" which is actually purple chalcedony, along with some purple jasper and pastelite doing way better than the club, which pretty much skunked out. Some friends wanted to go down there so we did a two day trip and I showed them the spots I had found previously. Everyone found lots of great stuff and we all had a lot of fun. Was a bit warmer than I was expecting for this time of year and it got cold quick when the sun went down and hot fast when the sun came up. Found a wider variety of material this time and a lot more of the pastelite, which is what I was mainly interested in. This is what I was told was pastelite I collected on my first trip. Although when I researched it seems like everyone has a different opinion on what rock is pastelite since I have seen several completely different rocks from the area referred to as pastelite.
I think your white pastelite is gorgeous. I would call it brecciated jasp-agate, though. Although, I defer to you, of course.
Sounds like the early bird got the worms. Maybe fishing for rocks is like fishing for fish- better off quietly on your own.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 6:45:46 GMT -5
This was my second trip there. Went the first time to meet with our club but I was out exploring thinking I was too early and everyone still had to get up and eat. I was wrong and they all drove by me as I was walking past the truck. Luckily I researched the area before going down and so went off exploring the first day by myself. I ended finding all sorts of the purple "agate" which is actually purple chalcedony, along with some purple jasper and pastelite doing way better than the club, which pretty much skunked out. Some friends wanted to go down there so we did a two day trip and I showed them the spots I had found previously. Everyone found lots of great stuff and we all had a lot of fun. Was a bit warmer than I was expecting for this time of year and it got cold quick when the sun went down and hot fast when the sun came up. Found a wider variety of material this time and a lot more of the pastelite, which is what I was mainly interested in. This is what I was told was pastelite I collected on my first trip. Although when I researched it seems like everyone has a different opinion on what rock is pastelite since I have seen several completely different rocks from the area referred to as pastelite.
I think your white pastelite is gorgeous. I would call it brecciated jasp-agate, though. Although, I defer to you, of course.
Sounds like the early bird got the worms. Maybe fishing for rocks is like fishing for fish- better off quietly on your own. It varies some from brecciated to a conglomerate usually in a light purple chalcedony matrix. Never seen it before so was not sure what it was. Someone told me that this is what they call pastelite but again I have seen several stones that look nothing alike from the area called paselite. So, I do not think anyone really knows. May just have to come up with some new name for the material to be on the safe side like noodle rock. I am open to suggestions though for any better names.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 24, 2022 8:11:02 GMT -5
I think your white pastelite is gorgeous. I would call it brecciated jasp-agate, though. Although, I defer to you, of course.
Sounds like the early bird got the worms. Maybe fishing for rocks is like fishing for fish- better off quietly on your own. It varies some from brecciated to a conglomerate usually in a light purple chalcedony matrix. Never seen it before so was not sure what it was. Someone told me that this is what they call pastelite but again I have seen several stones that look nothing alike from the area called paselite. So, I do not think anyone really knows. May just have to come up with some new name for the material to be on the safe side like noodle rock. I am open to suggestions though for any better names. Noodle rock sounds appropriate.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2022 8:48:39 GMT -5
Great pictures! That is a cool noodle rock! Jax looks like a sweet, tired lady.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 24, 2022 8:57:39 GMT -5
vegasjames - I know what you mean about the many varieties of "pastelite". Gave up long ago trying to figure out what pastelite is, other than a rock from Burro Creek that has some pastel colors in it. Some brecciated, some not.
There are so many different kinds of rocks at various locations along Burro Creek that trying to accurately document them would be a huge task.
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Post by mohs on Oct 24, 2022 9:04:59 GMT -5
were those pictures taken on different days ? amazing by how many different geological & flora types in the view
good ol'Jax !
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Post by liveoak on Oct 24, 2022 11:49:38 GMT -5
The saguaro cactus grove on the hillside are pretty cool & one I hadn't seen before.
Best part is the pup had a good time.
Patty
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 15:18:13 GMT -5
were those pictures taken on different days ? amazing by how many different geological & flora types in the view good ol'Jax ! Yes, over the 2 days we spent there.
There is quite a difference in the elevational gain, which is why such a diversity of the flora. Same around here in Las Vegas, which actually sits in valley. I have led tours showing people the various plants and their uses in the area. I will start from the low desert and we work our way up in to the mountain. The flora changes drastically with short distances an you can actually gauge your rough elevation by the plants that arr growing in the area. For example chaparral stops growing at around 4,000 feet and you start getting in to the junipers and Navajo tea. Another 500 feet up and the silk tassel and mountain mahogany start. Another 500 feet up and the pinions stop and you start getting in to the pines. A little higher you are in to the aspen.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 15:22:03 GMT -5
The saguaro cactus grove on the hillside are pretty cool & one I hadn't seen before.
Best part is the pup had a good time.
Patty
Interestingly, we have a lot of the same plants as Burro Creek such as the cat's claw, chaparral, Yucca, barrel cactus, etc. We do not get the saguaros or the ocotillo here. though. The saguaros are pretty cool though, especially when they are that dense on the hillsides.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 24, 2022 21:13:12 GMT -5
Great pictures of your trip, vegasjames! Thanks for taking so many (especially the ones with Jax in them). That little girl is so cute!
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2022 21:24:31 GMT -5
Great pictures of your trip, vegasjames ! Thanks for taking so many (especially the ones with Jax in them). That little girl is so cute! Thanks. Always take lots of pics of Jax. She has her own Facebook page, Jax the Rock Hound and she has a lot of fans on the heeler boards who love to follow her adventures and to play the Where's Jax games where they try to find her in the pics where she blends in with the terain.
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 24, 2022 21:42:44 GMT -5
vegasjames - Thank you SO much for sharing your trip with us!! I love seeing the geography of the region...as it's so different than anything around here! I remember you posting that "brecciated Pastelite" (aka Noodle rock!) before. I am in awe of that material!! It's stunning!! However, of all the pictures of the landscape and the rocks...this one's my favorite of the portfolio!
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Post by victor1941 on Oct 25, 2022 11:31:35 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures and your exciting finds. Picture #6 is my favorite as are the ones with Jax. How old is Jax?
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 25, 2022 11:48:55 GMT -5
Sounds a fun trip! I got some Burro Creek jasper/agate from nursetumbler and they look quite nice.
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Post by brybry on Oct 25, 2022 13:58:26 GMT -5
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