Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 1, 2010 10:50:49 GMT -5
Just a few more slabs I cut between cloudbursts. Thanks for looking....Mel Bloody Basin Plume. Unfortunately the orientation was not the best for plumes as all my material from this site is odd shaped and very hard to vise up. Probably should have figured out how to cut these perpendicular to this direction. Most of the plume you see is, unfortunately, cut across the ends. A bit closer look: Another of the Sierra Primrose variety poppy jasper nodules from our old ranch. This was my last big nodule as most are about baby fist sized. The small ones were usually found weathered out. There were lots of big ones up to football sized in the native andesite but taking apart four foot boulders with a heavy sledge to remove fractured hunks of nodules was hard work. Beautiful poppy type though! Closer look:
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Post by Bejewelme on Jul 1, 2010 13:05:46 GMT -5
That poppy is pretty too, looks very vibrant!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jul 1, 2010 22:17:09 GMT -5
Even though you cut the plume wrong, it still looks cool Mel. That poppy is eye-poppying cool too! LOL!
Nate
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Post by sitnwrap on Jul 2, 2010 7:36:28 GMT -5
I know that for the experienced orientation is important but for the novice pretty is pretty no matter how you slice it . I see some really beautiful cabs coming from that Bloody Basin.
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Post by frane on Jul 2, 2010 9:15:36 GMT -5
Oh, I think they look great! Looks like you will be having a bit of rain every day for a while! Fran
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stoneviews
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Post by stoneviews on Jul 3, 2010 23:23:09 GMT -5
Very nice Mel!!
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