Henry
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Post by Henry on May 7, 2014 18:23:24 GMT -5
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Henry
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Post by Henry on May 1, 2014 22:07:36 GMT -5
Thank you both. I guess it's just a matter of studying photos and seeing/handling them in the field. I went to a local "rock shop" in Vacaville and saw some dinosaur fossil shards. They look like run-of-the-mill stones to me. I have no idea how can one tell.LOL
Henry
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 30, 2014 13:00:20 GMT -5
Sabre52: Ah, ALCO. Quick question, I live in Central Contra Costa County. Are there any areas close by, where I can find pet. wood? The only problem for me is identifying it. (Petrified forest...pretty easy. Small pieces...not so much LOL) Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 29, 2014 23:42:27 GMT -5
Hello all. Can someone please give me some beginner's tips on identifying petrified wood (other than the obvious bark shaped pieces in a petrified forest) I'm having problems telling the difference between layered chert and pet. wood. Thanks.
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Post by Henry on Apr 29, 2014 23:30:21 GMT -5
I guess we have a lot of chert/flint out here...i'm use to seeing the green stuff though.
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2014 20:17:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the info. I don't have a hardness kit, but...I used steel on it (expecting to make a powdery mess) and it left steel marks on it. Difficult to tell from the picture, but the white streaks are the steel marks. It feels pretty dense as well. Any ideas? I'm curious now.
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Post by Henry on Apr 24, 2014 18:52:25 GMT -5
Hello everyone. Before I toss this into the garden, can someone tell me what this is? I'm almost guessing layered sedimentary stone. AKA half of a hardened sandball? Found San Pablo Bay area. East Bay Area, California.
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Big Sur
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Post by Henry on Apr 12, 2014 22:47:05 GMT -5
Adrian...wait is this the same Tony that ran a "jade forum"? Is he on this board? If it is the same person he use to find incredible pieces.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Apr 12, 2014 17:40:39 GMT -5
Hello there "Miander". Where do you find the "rootbeer rock"?
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Big Sur
Apr 12, 2014 15:41:27 GMT -5
Post by Henry on Apr 12, 2014 15:41:27 GMT -5
Yes Kelly. This (nephrite jade) piece was found in a region called Big Sur. In the Southern area there is a small span where nephrite jade can be found in the water and along the cobble beaches. A lot of the jade has been picked-out unfortunately, although once in a while you can find a small nugget. This is an early morning picture of the general area where you can hunt for them. Although it can be dangerous getting down to the cobble beach, swells, "rogues waves" etc. .
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Post by Henry on Apr 12, 2014 15:08:20 GMT -5
Love these! Pieces from the "Great Lakes Region" have always intrigued me. Are these from one of the "Great Lakes" or from one of those secret gravel pit locations that I see on youtube?
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Big Sur
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Post by Henry on Apr 11, 2014 14:13:00 GMT -5
Hello all. While only a mere 2.25"x.5", I really like the colors on this small Big Sur nugget that I found a couple of years ago.
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Post by Henry on Apr 5, 2014 20:29:06 GMT -5
Wow! Nice. That second to the last photo reminds me of "boiled sweets" from the U.K.
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Post by Henry on Mar 31, 2014 22:29:54 GMT -5
Here are a few more examples of SLO County (San Luis Obispo) beach stones. I call them "psychedelic" or "Jimi Hendrix" jasper LOL.
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Post by Henry on Mar 31, 2014 21:36:46 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! And "gingerkid", i'm not quite sure what it is. I'm guessing some form of jasper. I know for a fact, that a lot of the stones in the San Luis Obispo County Cental Coast of california, are primarily...jasper, agate and chert. A lot of the stuff out there have fantastic color combinations.
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Post by Henry on Mar 29, 2014 16:50:53 GMT -5
Yep. I find my stones along the Central California Coast.
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Post by Henry on Mar 28, 2014 17:10:29 GMT -5
Okay folks. First of all I apologize for the lousy quality photos. This is basically a mixture of stuff. Agates, chert, jasper etc. Despite the photo quality, there is actually a mirror shine to these stones. The second picture is a jasper...my favorite, because of the mixture of colors.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Mar 28, 2014 11:42:53 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for some great suggestions. :)BTW "mrbouldersmash", I did some traveling through Southwest Cymru last summer. Out of all of Western Europe i've been to, I rank the British Isles as my most favorite areas to visit . My favorite T.V. show is shot in Cardiff Bay/Cardiff as well. . Wish I saw more of the Gower peninsula though. P/S-"Countryfiles" has some great traveling ideas sometimes. Henry
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Mar 27, 2014 21:14:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the info.! I was told by a few people to save the polish. But I can see how it may be harmful since Moh's hardness can be really tricky sometimes. I noticed the "£" symbol. Are you from the U.K.?
Henry
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Mar 27, 2014 16:54:54 GMT -5
Hello. Need some advise. I just finished a batch polished in tin oxide. The results were fairly nice. I wish to take the residual tin oxide and evaporate it to use it again. BUT, I notice that there are black contaminants in it. Should I just toss the whole thing...or, only use the (used) polish on hard rocks? (with the understanding that on softer rocks, the contaminants may "frost" the polish.)
Henry
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