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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 26, 2011 20:15:10 GMT -5
Don't know what it is but if you threw it hard you could almost hit my yard. I've only looked near the tracks and only found tumbling size jaspers. I tried carving some of the pile of soapstone by the tracks and it just breaks up. Not until you are nearly finished, of course.
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LarryS
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SoCal desert rats
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Post by LarryS on Apr 26, 2011 20:52:25 GMT -5
Hi John,
Was thinking about you as I was driving by. How do you expect me to drive down I-15 and not stop and pick up at least a few rocks?!?! I was about half way between the highway and tracks, then walked west for about 1/2 mile. As soon as the wind stopped blowing, my brain was starting to bake. Got dizzy out there and had to head back to the truck. We've searched the northern Field Siding, up in the hills but never found any jasper. Lots of weird shaped agate. Have a 1' in diameter chunk sitting in the middle of our dining room table. Looks like a white opaque meteorite. Great conversation piece. Will you be at the Anaheim show this weekend? Hope so, would like to shake your hand for all the help you've given us.
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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 26, 2011 21:05:29 GMT -5
Yes, We'll be there. Usually against the back wall. Then two weeks later we'll be at the Yucaipa show. Yucaipa has the best silent auction of any show I've seen. It was my favorite job when I lived there and worked the show. Always spent too much but they fill the tables with a lot of old collection donated materials. Pretty close to Hemet.
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Post by Roller on Apr 26, 2011 22:44:37 GMT -5
beauty there !
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Post by tanyafrench on Apr 28, 2011 17:03:23 GMT -5
Wow, that is a beautiful piece, don't know what it is but I can't wait to see it cut.
Tanya
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Post by jakesrocks on Apr 28, 2011 17:55:02 GMT -5
I haven't been to Field Siding since the 80's, but I'll bet if I dug deep enough in my rock pile, I could find a piece very close in color and pattern to yours. Back then material was plentiful as float on the surface. Unfortunately, the site has been a favorite of collectors since at least the 50's, and is well picked over. You were very lucky to find a piece that big. Don
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Post by johnjsgems on Apr 28, 2011 21:38:18 GMT -5
Some of the best collecting all around there is along the power line roads. They get enough traffic to stir up some rock. Or wait until the every 10 years or so rainy Winter. I'm too lazy to dig for rocks.
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LarryS
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SoCal desert rats
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Post by LarryS on May 1, 2011 21:35:38 GMT -5
If it ain't float, it stays buried for future generations. Cut a couple slabs off the mystery rock. Sure was hard and gave my 10" Covington a workout. Rock is 3 1/2" in diameter and 2 1/2" thick. Fantastic colors, digital camera can't reproduce. Problem is it's full of tiny pockets. Cabbing is probably out of the question but I might try Super Glue and fill in the pockets. Will still be cool looking polished slabs. Larry
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