smittys
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2017
Posts: 165
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Post by smittys on Aug 8, 2017 8:20:21 GMT -5
Anyone else from Nevada. I'm about 55 miles west of Las Vegas. Saw a listing on craigslist and now I'm in probably over my head. Have 0% rock experience. Not much common sense. Bought 176 5 Gallon buckets of rock over 3 ton. Spent $4500.00 on saw grinder cap, and tumbler. Love finding goodies inside rocks, amazes me, probably a so-so for most people here. Named my 1" avatar Eagle Has Landed. Go by Smitty, can you guess my last name?
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Post by wigglinrocks on Aug 8, 2017 8:37:56 GMT -5
May be a newbie but sounds like you have the stash of rock and equipment to start playing catchup . Welcome from Wisconsin .
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 8, 2017 9:09:03 GMT -5
Smith do I get a prize?
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 8, 2017 9:10:09 GMT -5
Anyone else from Nevada. I'm about 55 miles west of Las Vegas. Saw a listing on craigslist and now I'm in probably over my head. Have 0% rock experience. Not much common sense. Bought 176 5 Gallon buckets of rock over 3 ton. Spent $4500.00 on saw grinder cap, and tumbler. Love finding goodies inside rocks, amazes me, probably a so-so for most people here. Named my 1" avatar Eagle Has Landed. Go by Smitty, can you guess my last name? Smith,
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lookatthat
Cave Dweller
Whatever there is to be found.
Member since May 2017
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Post by lookatthat on Aug 8, 2017 9:13:15 GMT -5
Wow, you are flash-bang off the starting line! Hope you find many prizes in your buckets! If you like finding treasures inside of rocks, you'd love cracking geodes. Do yourself a favor and keep a look out for an old soil pipe cutter. I got mine, "Jaws" from a retiring plumber.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 8, 2017 9:27:02 GMT -5
Anyone else from Nevada. I'm about 55 miles west of Las Vegas. Saw a listing on craigslist and now I'm in probably over my head. Have 0% rock experience. Not much common sense. Bought 176 5 Gallon buckets of rock over 3 ton. Spent $4500.00 on saw grinder cap, and tumbler. Love finding goodies inside rocks, amazes me, probably a so-so for most people here. Named my 1" avatar Eagle Has Landed. Go by Smitty, can you guess my last name? Great CL find , I hound CL everyday, some times you find unreal deals, looks like you got a great deal, congrats on your place Smitty's cards and coins west, is it going to be called Smitty's card's,coins and rocks west, your place looks good, on top of everything you do you now have rocks on the brain.goodday,
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Post by manofglass on Aug 8, 2017 10:04:13 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum newbie
Walt
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 8, 2017 16:35:22 GMT -5
Welcome. Yes I am from Las Vegas. Are you in the Goodsptings area? If so then you are close to a lot of great collecting areas.
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smittys
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2017
Posts: 165
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Post by smittys on Aug 8, 2017 19:19:37 GMT -5
Welcome. Yes I am from Las Vegas. Are you in the Goodsptings area? If so then you are close to a lot of great collecting areas. Pahrump
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RWA3006
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Member since March 2009
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 8, 2017 19:34:38 GMT -5
Welcome! Last year we went hounding North of you at Gemfield (near Goldfield) and had a fantastic trip getting a great variety of jasper. If I were as close to the location as you are I would go more often.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 9, 2017 0:22:32 GMT -5
Welcome. Yes I am from Las Vegas. Are you in the Goodsptings area? If so then you are close to a lot of great collecting areas. Pahrump Where you are located there is gold and turquoise. You have a gem club in Pahrump as well. They offer field trips and interact with our club once in a while.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 9, 2017 0:24:53 GMT -5
Welcome! Last year we went hounding North of you at Gemfield (near Goldfield) and had a fantastic trip getting a great variety of jasper. If I were as close to the location as you are I would go more often. Just came back from Reno a few days ago. Stopped by the Gemfield area on the way back and got some really nice stuff. I don't go in to the claim since I don't care much for the material there. I know some areas outside of the claim that offer better quality and a wider variety of colors. Just more sparse.
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Fossilman
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Member since January 2009
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 15, 2017 9:27:25 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum... Yes a few on here are in your area....Sounds like your all set to have some rock fun....
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