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Post by velodromed on Sept 9, 2023 17:01:01 GMT -5
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dshanpnw
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since December 2020
Posts: 896
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:29:06 GMT -5
Great looking parcel there. Those should tumble quite nicely. Thanks for sharing.
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skmcconnell361
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2023
Posts: 122
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Post by skmcconnell361 on Sept 10, 2023 10:08:35 GMT -5
while I did not order as much as velodromed did and my package came in Friday, but James went above and beyond what I was expecting. This batch of rocks should get me of on a good start. THANK YOU James!
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Post by velodromed on Sept 11, 2023 14:14:00 GMT -5
One thing I really liked is how vegasjames revamped some Amazon bags into a liner for the flat rate postal box. It’s sturdy enough to be used again even.
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 11, 2023 16:39:36 GMT -5
One thing I really liked is how vegasjames revamped some Amazon bags into a liner for the flat rate postal box. It’s sturdy enough to be used again even. The mailers are rip-resistant plastic. Lining the box with these plastics helps prevent sharp rock from cutting through the box. Pack the rocks tightly as well so they cannot shift, otherwise the movement is like a knife blade going back and forth cutting through something. And of course extra tape on the outside, especially corners, which are a weak spot.
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Post by velodromed on Sept 11, 2023 16:42:30 GMT -5
Yup, it was a very good way to prep the box. I have many of those amazon mailers saved up so it’s a nice thing to know.
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Post by velodromed on Sept 12, 2023 17:25:55 GMT -5
vegasjamesCouple of quick questions. What are these gorgeous, dark green rocks, of which there are several in the box? Also, Shelley (michaganpebbler) sent me a bag containing some local Las Vegas rock that you had sent her at some point in the past. Can you identify these three? I’m figuring some kind of Jasper, but one of them almost has purple hues to it.
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 12, 2023 19:37:32 GMT -5
vegasjames Couple of quick questions. What are these gorgeous, dark green rocks, of which there are several in the box? Also, Shelley (michaganpebbler) sent me a bag containing some local Las Vegas rock that you had sent her at some point in the past. Can you identify these three? I’m figuring some kind of Jasper, but one of them almost has purple hues to it. The dark green is jasper. I have common opal in the same color and in light green as opal converts in to some form of chalcedony (common chalcedony, agate, jasper, chert/flint) as the opal dehydrates. I will post a pic of the opal for comparison here shortly.
The other stones are Lavic jasper from Southern California.
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 12, 2023 19:39:25 GMT -5
These are the common opal versions of the green jasper before it convert in to the jasper.
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