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Post by tims on Jun 4, 2015 19:30:15 GMT -5
Very informative link, thank you.
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Post by tims on Jun 4, 2015 17:27:22 GMT -5
Shed find. Found a couple more in boxes but they'll require some assembly. Please ignore the ancient tape job, I need to figure a better way to keep it intact. Suggestions welcome.
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Post by tims on Jun 4, 2015 16:50:31 GMT -5
I've only browsed a few pages of this thread, but wow it's an overwhelming variety of specimens. I really like the uncommon quartz formations ... I see a lot of quartz but it's all pretty boring by comparison.
Complete noob question: What qualifies as a thumbnail specimen? Is it just the small size? Is there a specific size constraint that thumbs fall under?
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Post by tims on Jun 4, 2015 16:45:27 GMT -5
Kind of weird with the pyramidal geode center in such a round rock. Very pretty.
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Post by tims on Jun 3, 2015 22:28:08 GMT -5
Also just a note, the area referred to as "the limestone" runs from Custer NW to around 4 Corners Wyoming. Custer Limestone Road (FS284) covers about half of it, but I just heard the term as a catch-all for the area encompassing the South and West edge of the hills.
Thanks again for the responses and thanks jakesrocks for sharing your cool Teepees.
Never heard of Lame Johnny but I'll look for it, I always truck around in the hills alot during the Summer so that will be a fine excuse for a jaunt.
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Post by tims on Jun 3, 2015 22:01:11 GMT -5
I'll try to check out Crawford this Fall, it will be a good excuse for a road trip. Thanks for the heads up. I live about 15 minutes from Teepee canyon and found these this Spring: My big agates were collected from the 40s to the early 70s by my grandparents, whose parents (my great-grands) homesteaded this area, and I know that many of the rock spots and old homesteads they used to explore are now no-access. They were major hounds though and I've inherited literally tons of cool rocks that should take me years to sort through. Here are some of their (much better than my finds) small Teepees: I try to stick to BLM and known public areas for rock hunting but good spots are getting scarce, and I've never found anything that stands out compared to the existing collection I've got scattered around my property. My priority is to get my grandparents' collection sorted and displayed before it all sinks back into the earth.
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Post by tims on Jun 3, 2015 14:37:47 GMT -5
Oh. And last year I payed a self-proclaimed "expert" to help identify these. He called them fairburn but I didn't buy it. Would like to properly identify them so I'm hoping to haul a couple to a rock show in cody wy come july. Visited a couple rock shops in south dakota last year where they assured me they are worthless but they'd certainly take them off my hands
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Post by tims on Jun 3, 2015 14:24:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies. At present I don't have any way to cut slabs, but I've got several of these monsters and would love to find a way to slab one just to see inside. I've also got some small teepees and I was curious because like yours (jakesrocks) they are encased in rough tan rock. These big ones afaik were found exposed "on the limestone" which is what my grandparents called the area along the south and west edge of the black hills. I've yet to find a big one myself in the wild.
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Post by tims on Jun 2, 2015 19:36:05 GMT -5
I have some large, rough Teepee canyon (i think) agate. Should these be slabbed? Kept intact? I've received different opinions, was hoping someone here could shed some light. Here's one, basketball size-ish: Thanks in advance.
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Post by tims on May 30, 2015 21:07:01 GMT -5
Very neat. The 3rd to last pic is gorgeous. How did you polish it?
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