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Post by 1dave on Feb 23, 2023 23:25:23 GMT -5
He bought it cheep because it neer got dumped on it's last run . . .
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Post by 1dave on Feb 23, 2023 23:16:22 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 15:15:09 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 9:36:49 GMT -5
Yes, YOU are one of us!
Welcome from Utah, out where the west got squashed!
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 8:20:53 GMT -5
Brains? Who needs them? The Scarecrow got along fine! Molten silver hates the cold! As am electrician I had to do "Lead Wiping." www.powerandcables.com/lead-wiping-cables/The least cold draft and the lead would crystalize, creating a path for the insulating oil to leak out.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 7:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 5:58:28 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 5:47:45 GMT -5
Yes that's it. Now EXACTLY where is it found?
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Post by 1dave on Feb 22, 2023 5:17:10 GMT -5
I'm pretty positive it's rainforest "jasper" from Queensland, Australia. I would have sent you one for free had I known you wanted one. How about photos? Having a location is special! Not any piece will do. It needs that shape - I wish I was young and could fill out the section on Australian t-eggs.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 21:25:58 GMT -5
It looks like a rainforest jasper- which is a rhyolite- which is full of tiny agate thundereggs- right? Right! It is rhyolite - but Ithought it came from Bulgaria - quote author=" 1dave" source="/post/1262474/thread" timestamp="1675168493"]OH! Surprise! Well, the photo is really all I need. [/quote] But it was shipped from Raj. India So . . .
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 20:00:39 GMT -5
I saw this on line and bought it - I went shopping for rhyolite cabs this morning - AND bought this tiny Thunderegg! It arrived today, and is even more than I hoped for! I can see down into the agate, the outer shell is present, I'm ecstatic! I'll have to get Sharon to take some photos for me! The Thunderegg is Three Eighths of an inch in diameter!
The cab is well made - too bad the cutter didn't know what he had, but he got most of it!
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 17:55:41 GMT -5
Perhaps the white is colloidal clay? That blue to me looks like more than just reflected light bouncing around. Where did you say it came from? Cracks in volcanic rock?
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 14:05:24 GMT -5
1dave-send me an address and I will send them to you. As mentioned elsewhere, it is out now payhip.com/b/wD7Fl 260 8.5" X 11" pages, $5.00 For those that want my signature, I found a rubber stamp I had made in 1988 - Vic, a copy on a thumb-drive headed your way -Tracking Number: 9505 5163 2633 3052 8621 47 Visit https.com USPS Tracking,or call 1-800-222-1811 Dave
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 9:31:35 GMT -5
More than normal breakup/shrinkage, AND interesting (thought provoking) the way the iron is spread around.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 21, 2023 1:05:41 GMT -5
I don't think we have a bag limit on puddingstones.... I did see there's a limit to Petosky stones, 25 lb/year.... Just sayin'.... Weird People pass all these laws . . . IF they catch you there will be HELL TO PAY, but who is paying attention, and who really cares? Most places you could fill a dump truck of whatever sacred stuff and no one would even look.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 19, 2023 13:11:51 GMT -5
I purchased a copy too! We have thundereggs here in BC Canada, though I haven't found any yet. I just enjoy reading and learning. Thank you! Yes! I mentioned them in the book and hope YOU can tell us more.
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Post by 1dave on Feb 19, 2023 10:38:14 GMT -5
Hah! I fingered it out! An Assay Ton (A.T.) = 29.166 grams. Definition of Assay Ton: A weights system created by combining aspects of Troy, Avoirdupois and Gram weights into a simple labor saving calculation unit. It was derived by reckoning in the following manner: 1 lb. av. = 7,000 troy grains. 2,000 lbs. = 1 Ton 2,000 X 7,000 = 14,000,000 Troy grains in 1 ton Av. 480 Troy grains = 1 oz Troy. 14,000,000/480 = 29,166 Troy oz. in 2,000 lbs. Av. There are 29,166 milligrams in 1 assay ton (A.T.); <Therefore 2,000 lb. is to 1 A.T. as 1 oz. Troy is to 1 milligram.> So now using this system, if 1 A.T. of ore assays 1 milligram of gold or silver, the ton contains 1 ounce Troy!
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Post by 1dave on Feb 18, 2023 10:53:52 GMT -5
Perhaps a state by state, location by location, photos and explanations on why - minerals, pressure,depth, Paul understood most of them. This from Germany: thundereggs.jimdofree.com/germany/
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Post by 1dave on Feb 18, 2023 10:08:56 GMT -5
1dave I spent about 20 minutes spot reading the book last night. I am familiar with bits and pieces of the info on Thundereggs and of the story of the Geode Kid having spent 4 or 5 weeks in Deming over the years collecting. Those trips always included a trip to the Deming Museum to see Paul's collection there. The museum remains a "must stop and visit" location on any future trips to the Deming area, the collection of Thundereggs is that good. My plans are to print out a copy to fit my style of reading, printed word is much better than from a screen. I will probably print in two separate pieces; The Thunderegg section and The Geode Kid section. I am hardly the person to proof read anything, however would you like me to note any any punctuation errors I spot? Do like what I see so far. Henry That sounds like an excellent plan to me! Errors from human me? What are the chances? I wish I could go back and photo his whole collection for a new book!
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Post by 1dave on Feb 17, 2023 15:49:04 GMT -5
Oh oh! I just noticed an error in the book. Somehow I managed to tell the story twice of the Geode Kid's Honor Systems Rock Shops that he set up across the west. He would collect the money from under the barrel and replace the eggs every month. He believed and expected the Best OF US!
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