Henry
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2013
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Post by Henry on Feb 3, 2013 14:54:22 GMT -5
I love Beach stones, but wow...I needed 3 coarse grinds to "manage" the cracks and pits. Needless-to-say you need several grit decontamination runs. This picture is after the medium grind. Attachments:
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Post by Peruano on Feb 3, 2013 15:30:21 GMT -5
Often I find a bit of grinding improves the shape and removes a fracture or pit fairly easily, and then the tumbled product is more likely to come out quicker and more appealing. Beach stones are cool Tom
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 3, 2013 20:01:41 GMT -5
Those are some pretty ones, and looking great!!
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riverrock
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by riverrock on Feb 7, 2013 10:55:30 GMT -5
Yes those are keepers.
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billg22
spending too much on rocks
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Post by billg22 on Feb 7, 2013 14:50:42 GMT -5
I need to get back up the coast to do a bit of collecting. Moonstone Beach is a nice place for the smooth beach rock along with the "moonstones".
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Henry
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Henry on Feb 7, 2013 16:28:02 GMT -5
Hello "billg22". Just a hint, some of the locals say that there are beaches surrounding the "Moonstone Beach" area where you may have better luck finding moonstones. These are the only two pebbles I can come up with at moonstone. Once again the locals say that the "moonstone" name is actually a misnomer because it's actually chalcedony instead of feldspar. Pretty no-less though. Attachments:
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billg22
spending too much on rocks
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Post by billg22 on Feb 11, 2013 14:47:51 GMT -5
Hi Henry, We stopped at Cambria on our way back from Santa Cruz last summer. After about an hour and a half we came out with a handful of the chalcedony. I also picked up a good shopping bag of other material. It was a nice stop and cooling off the feet in the Pacific wasn't bad either.
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