indiana
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Post by indiana on Oct 7, 2015 19:01:20 GMT -5
I've got some favorite fossiling spots, and I've always grabbed a nice rock when I've seen it but this was the first time I went out specifically for rocks. We don't have many nice rocks in Indiana except for a lot of flint, and whatever the glaciers dumped here. I think the white stone at the top left is marble. For the most part, I'm not sure exactly what most of the rest of this is, but it was a productive day. I don't know if this is flint, chert, chalcedony... This next fist sized one is quite unusual. Reminds me of the swirl cones we used to get at the local icecream shop. Ran into a nice looking flat backed millipede. And lastly, the rock huntin' machine.
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Post by Peruano on Oct 7, 2015 20:43:54 GMT -5
The red swirl cone could be ironstone, but its hard to say from the photo. They all look interesting and would have been picked up by me to determine if they were agates, jaspers or "gag" sandstone or quartzite. Now the bike is definitely a good machine for collecting rocks. Mine is similar and with the top box and saddlebags, has been known to bring home as much as 40 lbs. Once when I laid the bike down in the mud, I had to unpack the bags to pick up the bike. Happy Hunting. Tom
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indiana
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Post by indiana on Oct 8, 2015 8:20:23 GMT -5
Interesting mix of bike parts there. Is that a 2002 with an XT250 fuel tank and add-on kick starter? They are great bikes that will go anywhere, I call mine the gas powered billy-goat.
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Post by Peruano on Oct 8, 2015 9:46:56 GMT -5
Actually, it is, as you suspected, a 2002 TW200, but the tank is from an xt350. 3.14 gallons to replace the stock 1.8. And yes it has an add-on kickstarter. They are even harder to roll start if weighted down with rocks. The TW and the rock hounding have combined nicely as leisure activities. Its just as much fun as you can have with a gallon of gas. I've put nearly 9,000 miles on the bike, mostly on rough gravel roads or worse and in search of rocks or at least hiking areas. BTW, there's nothing wrong with glacial rocks, -- its just that they don't come sorted as well as when they are collected from their native environs. I scrub around in gravel pits when I'm back in Central Illinois (where I still have some family). Enjoy. Tom
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droseraguy
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Post by droseraguy on Oct 8, 2015 19:14:22 GMT -5
You have a good point they don't come sorted and that little 2 pounder sticking out of the bean stubble can turn into a 100 pound don't want to leaveritethere in a hurry. Still the coral, tillite, and occasional agate make it fun for not having any other rocks around. I'm in west central Ill. Mostly they come in the mail.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 20, 2015 7:53:36 GMT -5
Looks like you scored some nice rocks!! Liking the fossil too! Thumbs up
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rjbud1
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Post by rjbud1 on Nov 12, 2015 18:33:35 GMT -5
Do you know specifically what location you got these rocks from? I live in Indiana too and would like to actually find "good" rocks for once. By the way, really like the red rock.
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2015 19:12:57 GMT -5
I'm liking the fossil coral in pic 3.
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Post by Peruano on Nov 12, 2015 22:10:34 GMT -5
Gravel pits are a wonderful source of Canadian rocks delivered to the Midwest. Let us know if you need a sample of New Mexican agates, pet wood or miscellaneous. I collect from river deposits that are equally jumbled and random but that adds to the excitement of the search. Enjoy and persist in the search for the ultimate rock. Tom
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indiana
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Post by indiana on Nov 13, 2015 10:00:43 GMT -5
Do you know specifically what location you got these rocks from? I live in Indiana too and would like to actually find "good" rocks for once. By the way, really like the red rock. Those are from a friend's place in bartholomew county. Just about any of the public access sites to rivers in southern Indiana have proven to be pretty good for me. Most of them have plenty of rock on the shore and sand bars. The best rocks I've found so far have been in "dry" creek beds. Like natural drainage ditches. They seem to yield larger, rougher material with less sand and moss. I have some of the local materiel almost completed. I'll post it when I do, its not as "dramatic" as some of the more popular stuff, but its very interesting to look at if you like subtle detail.
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Post by Peruano on Nov 13, 2015 19:13:08 GMT -5
The advantage of being a rock hound is always being able to find something of interest. Maybe we are just easy to amuse, but that makes for a good time and long life. Tom
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 16, 2015 11:32:31 GMT -5
Nice finds! Some great lookig jasper there and that millipede is very cool. Never seen that type before....Mel
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indiana
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Post by indiana on Nov 16, 2015 16:16:48 GMT -5
... that millipede is very cool. Never seen that type before....Mel I hadn't either, I'm always happy when, at my age, I see something I've never seen before. Especially in my own back yard...
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