Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 9, 2013 0:37:59 GMT -5
It comes very clean.....Thats where I get my gravel too....
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doneall517
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by doneall517 on Dec 9, 2013 0:54:59 GMT -5
neat-I'll post what I find--It reminds me of looking for mico teeth fossils from Shark Tooth hill--once you get a feel for it they seem to pop up so to speak..
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ash
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ash on Dec 9, 2013 11:00:47 GMT -5
I had thought about ordering some gravel a while back but never did. The gravel from Helena looks more expensive. Is it known for better quality or is just more?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 9, 2013 11:16:04 GMT -5
I had thought about ordering some gravel a while back but never did. The gravel from Helena looks more expensive. Is it known for better quality or is just more? Helena area is more expensive and less gems too,but a higher grade to work with...
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 9, 2013 11:28:14 GMT -5
One shop in Philipsburg "Opal Mountain Gems" has a bit of everything and more friendly than "Gem Mountain",I also bought from both places....Opal Mountain Gems had a huge bag that they call "Krazy" gravel,it contains sapphires and a bit of everything Montana has to offer on gems,Labradorite,Rose Quartz,Oregon Sunstones,Tourmaline,Amethyst,Garnets,Topaz,Peridot,Citrine,Beryl,Emerald,Ruby,Pyrite and shark teeth... Its called sweet gravel( 25#s )...I really enjoyed that bag..Great for kids to work with too.. They do ship too,she said they could pack that huge bag in a LPM box...
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 9, 2013 11:32:10 GMT -5
We are going to stay in that area next time so I can gold pan there and hound the area for rocks...
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Dec 9, 2013 11:45:05 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2013 14:50:59 GMT -5
I looked into this one. Yogos seem to be different than corundums found elsewhere and are only found in Yogo gulch. What is different? No clue. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogo_sapphire
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 9, 2013 17:30:36 GMT -5
Scott said it,the answer is no you can't..........Retracted last statement......LOL
Never heard of a few of those countries,that mine sapphires gemfeller...
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 9, 2013 18:28:47 GMT -5
Africa is the only other place for deep blue sapphires.... Sri Lanka (Ceylon) is world famous for its blue sapphires, which it's produced for millenia. So are Burma (Myanmar) and and Kashmir (which claimed by both India and Pakistan.) Australia and China both produce dark blue sapphires. Yogo sapphires are generally small due to their flattened crystal habit and seldom reach 1 carat in cut size. While of very high quality (no treatment required) they're mainly used as secondary melee stones to surround diamonds or other center stones. Mining is sporadic and production is low these days because the matrix in which the sapphires are deposited is tough and very hard to remove. In the early days of mining there it was more decomposed because of greater exposure to the elements.
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