rockrose
starting to shine!
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Post by rockrose on May 31, 2016 1:33:12 GMT -5
I've had a love affair with rocks since I was big enough to toddle into the front yard. I loved the tiny smooth pebbles, and would pop them in my mouth and swallow them. Yep, I loved them that much. So, over the years I picked up rocks all across the country, although I did quit eating them. My other love was art: painting and drawing. I went to art school and eventually found work as a graphic designer. When I finally retired from that, I decided to make jewelry, which I've been doing for about 10 years now. I have no idea why I never paired my love of rocks with jewelry design, but finally, I did this year. The husband and I started taking walks down on old country road by our house, along an old creek/river bed that comes down from the Ouachita Mountains north of us. At first we were having fun picking up quartz; it was everywhere! Then I started reading about chert and agates and chalcedony and carnelian. Stones I have been spending money for, and it was everywhere. Black, red, butterscotch, pink, white quartz, clear rock crystal, some fossil rocks and strange druzy formations, and petrified wood. The jewelry business is slow right now, so we started tumbling about 3 weeks ago. Our first barrel of babies is due in a week! Here are some pictures of some of the larger rough rocks we've been picking up. I still have no idea what everything is, and probably never will, but I'm having a great time learning! Trying this photo thing again. I did all of this yesterday and then lost everything before saving it, when the connection went bad. This is something Mom had in her yard, probably from my Stepdad's travels around the area. What do you think? Limestone with fossils from Central Okla? Or a Multi-seed grain croissant?
Some SE Okla quartz, chert, jasper? Some more, with petrified wood? Zombie brains with potatoes? Or some kind of fossil and white agate with yellow "skin"? I hope I'm not being sacrilegious by giving the rocks goofy names. My husband groans whenever I call corundum "conundrum." "Petrifried Egg" with bacon, ham, and potatoes. Our first polish tumble should be ready by this Sunday; I can barely stand it!
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Post by Peruano on May 31, 2016 7:56:01 GMT -5
Welcome and thanks for the into info. In my mind's eye your rocks are wonderful, but they are not showing at present (maybe the site or the web being slow), but you have the bug and hopefully will keep showing us your work and interests. Tom
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Post by rockjunquie on May 31, 2016 8:07:05 GMT -5
Welcome from Virginia. Yup, sounds like you were bitten by the bug and have rock fever. But, that's a good thing.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 31, 2016 10:13:38 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum Rockrose..............
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rockrose
starting to shine!
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Post by rockrose on May 31, 2016 15:05:31 GMT -5
Thank you! I'm not sure why the links do not work. I read the forum instructions, and I even used to write HTML code! But much has changed in 10 years, especially in my memory. :-) You can see all the photos here, on my website: www.chilirosecreative.com/gallery/rock-my-world
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mloganrocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by mloganrocks on Jun 3, 2016 2:35:59 GMT -5
I've had a love affair with rocks since I was big enough to toddle into the front yard. I loved the tiny smooth pebbles, and would pop them in my mouth and swallow them. Yep, I loved them that much. So, over the years I picked up rocks all across the country, although I did quit eating them. My other love was art: painting and drawing. I went to art school and eventually found work as a graphic designer. When I finally retired from that, I decided to make jewelry, which I've been doing for about 10 years now. I have no idea why I never paired my love of rocks with jewelry design, but finally, I did this year. The husband and I started taking walks down on old country road by our house, along an old creek/river bed that comes down from the Ouachita Mountains north of us. At first we were having fun picking up quartz; it was everywhere! Then I started reading about chert and agates and chalcedony and carnelian. Stones I have been spending money for, and it was everywhere. Black, red, butterscotch, pink, white quartz, clear rock crystal, some fossil rocks and strange druzy formations, and petrified wood. The jewelry business is slow right now, so we started tumbling about 3 weeks ago. Our first barrel of babies is due in a week! Here are some pictures of some of the larger rough rocks we've been picking up. I still have no idea what everything is, and probably never will, but I'm having a great time learning! Trying this photo thing again. I did all of this yesterday and then lost everything before saving it, when the connection went bad. This is something Mom had in her yard, probably from my Stepdad's travels around the area. What do you think? Limestone with fossils from Central Okla? Or a Multi-seed grain croissant?
Some SE Okla quartz, chert, jasper? Some more, with petrified wood? Zombie brains with potatoes? Or some kind of fossil and white agate with yellow "skin"? I hope I'm not being sacrilegious by giving the rocks goofy names. My husband groans whenever I call corundum "conundrum." "Petrifried Egg" with bacon, ham, and potatoes. Our first polish tumble should be ready by this Sunday; I can barely stand it! Thanks for sharing, I didn't realize Oklahoma had such Nice material. I was out in Ardmore years ago and fished Lake Murray and further south on the red river bordering Texas. Lots of water moccasins.. Lol.. Welcome..
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 3, 2016 7:35:51 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. The first rock looks like a conglomeration of fossilized shells.
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rockrose
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Post by rockrose on Jun 3, 2016 22:53:10 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. The first rock looks like a conglomeration of fossilized shells. Thanks, I've never seen anything quite like it, but then I am really new to all of this.
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rockrose
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Post by rockrose on Jun 3, 2016 22:57:40 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing, I didn't realize Oklahoma had such Nice material. I was out in Ardmore years ago and fished Lake Murray and further south on the red river bordering Texas. Lots of water moccasins.. Lol.. Welcome.. I've never been to Ardmore, although I think my mother was born there. I am closer to the Red River, and I agree, there are plenty of snakes everywhere, as well as ticks, chiggers, poison ivy and oak, mosquitoes, spiders, you name it! But I am very excited to find so many great stones!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 4, 2016 9:12:11 GMT -5
The rough with all the fossils in it-we call that a "Death Plate"...Nice!
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rockrose
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Post by rockrose on Jun 5, 2016 0:14:59 GMT -5
The rough with all the fossils in it-we call that a "Death Plate"...Nice! Finally! Thank you for that info--I have googled fossils, but had not come up with that.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 5, 2016 1:46:16 GMT -5
I have seen some death plates like that on the Oregon coast, but in a sandstone like concretion.
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rockwizz
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Post by rockwizz on Jun 16, 2016 8:49:58 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum Rockrose.
Hope you have a great experience with everyone here.
Shoot me a message if you want to swap rocks from Utah With some from your place.
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