camo5
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Post by camo5 on Sept 3, 2016 22:01:05 GMT -5
Heyo!! I'm new here, have no equipment, and no money for this hobby.... However! I have found a most exquisite rose quartz a bit larger than a golf ball while i was out Morel hunting, and would like to get it tumbled!!
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 4, 2016 5:07:11 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 4, 2016 9:10:22 GMT -5
I wouldn't tumble that - just put it in a vinegar bath for a few days,to clean it up,than display it... Welcome to the forum also......
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Sept 4, 2016 16:48:09 GMT -5
Good start. From humble beginnings ...
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 4, 2016 17:42:52 GMT -5
I didn't see you there at first. Welcome to the forum.
I agree with Fossilman. That doesn't look like it would tumble well. Start saving your pennies and get a tumbler down the road. They're tons of fun. Did you get any morels?
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camo5
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Post by camo5 on Sept 6, 2016 8:36:41 GMT -5
yes in fact! After almost 3 hours of nothing but the quartz, we hit about 5 pounds of the little devils near the valley of a stream
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Post by washingtoncharlie on Sept 6, 2016 12:26:34 GMT -5
I have to ask , where are you hunting morels in september? They are normally a spring based delight. Although I remember reading about a place in texas that they could be found in the Fall because of the mimicking of the spring weather in a small micro-climate area.
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Post by Peruano on Sept 7, 2016 7:23:36 GMT -5
I'll trade all the rocks you want, pound for pound in exchange for morels. To try to better answer your question, tumbling a rock with lots of surface complexity is difficult without completely changing its shape and appearance. An acid wash or a pressure wash might accomplish sufficient enhancement to meet your needs. Many quartz specimens take on a brownish or reddish hue on the surface or the perimeter because of iron oxidation, and hence are not the same color within as they are on the outer surface. Are you confident that yours is a solid color within?
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 7, 2016 18:38:10 GMT -5
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Sept 8, 2016 0:09:23 GMT -5
Welcome nice rose quartz, maybe 1 of many to come!
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camo5
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Post by camo5 on Sept 8, 2016 21:06:35 GMT -5
I have to ask , where are you hunting morels in september? They are normally a spring based delight. Although I remember reading about a place in texas that they could be found in the Fall because of the mimicking of the spring weather in a small micro-climate area. Actually we hunted them back in june in iowa right at the end of the season (giant yellow morels ftw), and I only recently found this forum.. I am fairly confident the rock looks similar on the inside, however I wanted to preserve the veins on its surface
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Post by 1dave on Nov 18, 2016 7:03:34 GMT -5
I have to ask , where are you hunting morels in september? They are normally a spring based delight. Although I remember reading about a place in texas that they could be found in the Fall because of the mimicking of the spring weather in a small micro-climate area. Actually we hunted them back in june in iowa right at the end of the season (giant yellow morels ftw), and I only recently found this forum.. I am fairly confident the rock looks similar on the inside, however I wanted to preserve the veins on its surface Then you definitely do NOT want to tumble it.
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