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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 23:24:47 GMT -5
just as an add on to this thread, there is a mine in the Harrison area of the lower Fraser valley BC that produces some excellent thulite if we're talking about N.A. occurances
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 13:48:28 GMT -5
Not the biggest from this site but a new member of our club on her first trip out found this. It took her and two helpers most of the day to extract it from the basalt at Paxton Valley BC. It's a flat dig where you dig through soil to get to the basalt so everything is tough work there. The site has produced a 30kg agate goo.gl/photos/y13oEdvJLNdjxzLN9
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 13:38:14 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 12:08:03 GMT -5
yeah, I think I'd cut this one too. How'd the rock form? is it ancient seabed Have read this area was covered by a shallow sea at one time . All kinds of crazy stuff happened around here , volcanic activity , glaciers , etc . how's the black polish up, it looks like it's softer by the differential weathering and looks a little more porous too
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 11:05:50 GMT -5
Did I read somewhere that we ate the mastodon or wooly mammoth into extinction? Apparently we stuck them with spears and then tracked them until they died. A lot of them got away and died later. I think the last of them.were in Florida? He my memory ain't right so somebody please straighten me out. from what I gather, it was probably/possibly an impact or near earth explosion in northern N America that was the primary cause of the major die off of all large animals in N America. Some vegetation will come back fairly quickly but starvation happens pretty fast.
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 9:30:33 GMT -5
Welcome from Kamloops BC, I don't know how you restrained yourself from joining for so long :-)
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 26, 2017 9:26:41 GMT -5
Rich, those are sweet. With the broken up & healed banding would this one be considered brecciated? Way cool. Part of this one has sort of a Mary Ellen look to it , part looks find of conglomerate . And with all the sharp jagged pieces of jasper in it , I would say it is brecciated . yeah, I think I'd cut this one too. How'd the rock form? is it ancient seabed
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 18:35:54 GMT -5
I've only found about 40lbs of it in 5 years of hunting the river so I guess I could tile a few Barbie and Ken play houses LOL It's semi translucent so it makes a nice cab with depth
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 16:52:20 GMT -5
Yes, I really like that chert, you could use it for tiling... if you had enough supply. You've found the appealing in the unappealing. Bwahahahah, now there's an idea LOL
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 11:12:35 GMT -5
messaged thanks for clearing that up LOL
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 11:06:57 GMT -5
I just didn't get the soapstone comparison LOL yeah, that seam sure produced some nice stuff, I couldn't believe I missed that piece by one more pick stroke when I'd dug there previously ROFL
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:43:48 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:25:39 GMT -5
First time I've seen that material. Very nice pattern and color.....Mel No-one here has either, I guess I have an eye for it. I found this darker version this spring. The pattern is a little bigger so I'll probably just keep it as a big display peice goo.gl/photos/hvxTf8eNmGYF6gMy5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:15:42 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:14:21 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 9:04:22 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 25, 2017 2:50:25 GMT -5
It has wabi sabi... Tidy wrapping! Thanks very much the force is strong in this one LOL :-)
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 24, 2017 22:28:00 GMT -5
Thanks, 6yrs of going there and about 40lbs of it. Oh well, got about 60lbs of rhodonite and some nice red jasper too so it all works out
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 24, 2017 22:25:40 GMT -5
That material would look really nice as a sphere. I agree:-) too rare to do it though.
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