TRG
starting to shine!
Member since October 2016
Posts: 31
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Post by TRG on Nov 19, 2016 8:46:03 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I am from PA and have been into lapidary and rockhounding for 13 years. Jamie recommended this site to me awhile ago and finally joined. I was looking for info on older lapidary equipment and figured it was about time I get on board and help out where I can. - Josh
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 19, 2016 13:28:33 GMT -5
Welcome from KY. Look forward to seeing your work.
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Post by Pat on Nov 19, 2016 16:43:01 GMT -5
Welcome from California!
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 19, 2016 20:49:07 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 19, 2016 21:02:16 GMT -5
Welcome from Nevada.
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Post by manofglass on Nov 19, 2016 22:19:53 GMT -5
Welcome from Michigan
Walt
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zarguy
fully equipped rock polisher
Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
Member since December 2005
Posts: 1,791
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Post by zarguy on Nov 20, 2016 1:54:49 GMT -5
TRG Welcome to RTH from Southern Utah. It'll be interesting to see what kind of rocks you hound in PA. We like pictures. Lynn
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TRG
starting to shine!
Member since October 2016
Posts: 31
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Post by TRG on Dec 8, 2016 16:25:08 GMT -5
Thank you everyone! I am looking forward to posting but I've had trouble with photobucket to change the size of the pics. I am looking for a new page to change the size the pics. I mostly collect and work on Arizona Agate rough from specific deposits to cut cabochons, as well the range of other locations, tourmaline slices, the occasional facet and metalwork. Most of the stones are more in eastern PA with quartz crystals, celestite, garnet, serpentine, williamsite, kyanite, rainbow anthracite, etc. There's lots of fossils, coal, granite in Western PA. The only fee dig crystal mine in Williamsport got closed down. There was a weekend once a year a few working mines would let the local rock club members pay a fee to collect at the open pit. Several places stopped in the past decade due to new rules, but there are still places to go. It's tough in a lot of places because the forest is so thick and mountain roads have been blocked with gates. New houses are built right where you want to go based on the geology maps. I keep searching for a new deposit but after several trips face to face with how thick the forest compared to walking in the desert, I've gained a new respect for PA to be stopped at a wall of trees and mesh of plant life, ticks, rattlesnakes, poison ivy. After collecting a few samples that shows I'm on the right track, I eventually realize and accept that my rock pick and tools aren't going to make a dent anytime soon. The explorations main focus turns to be thankful for the simple things, family friends, look forward to better days of rockhounding elsewhere, and to at least hopefully find somewhere to get a decent meal lol
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Dec 10, 2016 0:50:00 GMT -5
Whochia! Is that moonshine country? My brother is in pitts and he brings some shine down when he visits?
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TRG
starting to shine!
Member since October 2016
Posts: 31
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Post by TRG on Dec 10, 2016 14:34:01 GMT -5
There's lots of maple trees here to make syrup at the end of the winter. The sap looks like clear moonshine out of the tree when first collected and takes boiling down 40 gallons to make 1 gallon of syrup. Soo we've got the sugar buzz covered along with the rockhounding and lapidary lol Btw , I just tried to attach a smaller photo to this and after 30 minutes the photo never completed uploading? I have tons of stone pics and haven't been able to post 1. I will try making a new post starting with a pic to see what happens
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
Posts: 20,685
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 10, 2016 14:48:58 GMT -5
Welcome from Oregon.......
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