The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 26, 2013 21:10:04 GMT -5
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danb
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2011
Posts: 107
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Post by danb on Mar 26, 2013 21:31:09 GMT -5
Looks good! Can't help you with the ID...
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Post by Roller on Mar 26, 2013 23:04:44 GMT -5
wow how long did it take ? i have a qt as well ..
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Post by susand24224 on Mar 27, 2013 0:07:42 GMT -5
Maybe amazonite(?) Did it take a good polish? Amazonite would be softer than the agates.
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riverrock
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2010
Posts: 1,395
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Post by riverrock on Mar 28, 2013 19:11:00 GMT -5
Wow that's a lot of lakers , I like them but I find them a bit costly.
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snuffy
Cave Dweller
Member since May 2009
Posts: 4,319
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Post by snuffy on Mar 28, 2013 20:35:19 GMT -5
Always loved the color of lakers.Gooduns!
snuffy
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jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Mar 28, 2013 21:47:44 GMT -5
Well done Mario.Looks like they ran long to get that round.
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The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 28, 2013 22:51:02 GMT -5
wow how long did it take ? i have a qt as well .. 3.5 months total... had extensive regrinding to get some of it right.
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The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 28, 2013 22:52:14 GMT -5
Maybe amazonite(?) Did it take a good polish? Amazonite would be softer than the agates. it gave more of a satin polish, but looks great in person!! didn't seem to be too soft as it was in a bucket of agates the whole time.
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The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 28, 2013 22:53:28 GMT -5
Wow that's a lot of lakers , I like them but I find them a bit costly. I have 3 - 5 gallon buckets of them I got in a deal with some equipment I bought a year ago for 300 bucks. So not too expensive for me.
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The Dad_Ohs
fully equipped rock polisher
Take me to your Labradorite!!
Member since September 2012
Posts: 1,860
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Mar 28, 2013 22:54:18 GMT -5
Well done Mario.Looks like they ran long to get that round. You got that right... 3.5 months!!
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jspencer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2011
Posts: 929
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Post by jspencer on Mar 28, 2013 23:07:32 GMT -5
That`s a whole lotta red going on there Mario! Nice batch of lakers. You have a lot of patience my man!
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riverrock
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2010
Posts: 1,395
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Post by riverrock on Mar 29, 2013 6:26:28 GMT -5
I keep thinking one day I need to take a trip and go hound some. And three months is a long time. Do you have plans for them?
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