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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 4, 2014 21:32:53 GMT -5
I have not posted my tumbles lately and had a tray full from my last two mixed rock batches. I thought it would be interesting to show how much variety gets tossed in from cabbing scraps and misc. rough. I have been trying to take my tumble photos outside lately but with the time change last weekend I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark so no more outside photos. I was really unhappy with these photos but too many to start over and not enough time in the day. about 7 pounds total from two loto loads biggs and deschutes jaspers blue tiger eye and variegated tiger eye tiger eye and tiger iron dibo bone, botswana agate and jaspilite red jaspers montana agate, carnelian agate, blue lace agate, amazonite brazilian agate snowflake obsidian and mahogany obsidian picture jasper solid green jasper and breanue jasper graveyard point agate, turritella agate, green tree agate, hickoryite lace agate, pet wood, leopard skin jasper big lace agate flint ridge (banded) flint ridge cool patterns rose quartz and clear quartz opalized wood These close ups only represent about 1/4 of the rocks in the main batch photo..... Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by orrum on Nov 4, 2014 21:42:01 GMT -5
Great batches, pic jasper is very much my fav.
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Post by Peruano on Nov 4, 2014 22:15:20 GMT -5
Mixed indeed, but I see only well developed stones so you have made a good mix. I too mix stones in the vibe process, and only am disappointed when I have something way to soft that just does not every polish up. So it get tossed in the softer batch run down the line. Beautiful stuff. Tom
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unclesoska
freely admits to licking rocks
All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold!
Member since February 2011
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Post by unclesoska on Nov 4, 2014 22:15:52 GMT -5
Wow! What a great tumble! Thanks for sharing ID's on your rocks, it's super helpful in ID'ing some of my own material.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Nov 5, 2014 6:44:36 GMT -5
That is a lot of variety, but where's the pudding stone?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 5, 2014 6:48:29 GMT -5
That is a lot of variety, but where's the pudding stone? I actually ran a full loto load of just pudding stones a couple weeks ago too but didn't get photos yet. Thought these would be more interesting. Chuck
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Post by snowmom on Nov 5, 2014 8:32:21 GMT -5
beautiful stuff. The opalized wood is mighty fine! Don't know if I've ever seen that before (in polished pieces).
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tkvancil
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by tkvancil on Nov 5, 2014 9:48:04 GMT -5
Very nice stuff. The picture jaspers are my favorite although the biggs and Deschutes are fine as well. Glad to see the quartz in there. Plan on putting some in my next vibe batch and was wondering how it would do.
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rodeodan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rodeodan on Nov 5, 2014 12:29:37 GMT -5
Like the dino bone; was once advised that it couldn't be tumbled but you proved that wrong.
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Post by pghram on Nov 5, 2014 16:10:52 GMT -5
Nice batch, the photos look good to me. I especially like the red jasper with the orbs.
Rich
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Post by iant on Nov 6, 2014 3:12:29 GMT -5
Amazing stuff- all beautiful. Impossible for me to choose a favourite in those. I know what you mean about not enough (light) hours in the day. I have a batch finished from a couple of weeks ago - need to find time in daylight to photograph.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 6, 2014 9:55:28 GMT -5
Heck,I like them all!!!!!
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Post by nowyo on Nov 7, 2014 9:43:37 GMT -5
Great mixed batch.
Russ
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Post by iant on Nov 12, 2014 8:37:15 GMT -5
Came back to treat myself to a second look. AWESOME finish on these!
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