nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Dec 16, 2017 23:35:53 GMT -5
Many thanks everyone lots of things to look at. I'm not familiar with gout at all but will read up on it. I'm relying on self-diagnosis which i know is dumb but i don't have the option of seeking a professional opinion. Living in rural Wyoming it's challenging to find tolerable processed foods let alone anything fresh. Seafood is of course frozen and usually looks like it's been sitting there way too long ... Produce here is usually harvested immature and "ripened" during transport so unless you grow it, it's not great. In summer I do grow some veggies, and have apple and pear trees, and buy bland fruit all winter so i think Vitamin C is ok at least. Between car wrecks, bike wrecks, fights and bad jobs i've had significant pain for decades (closing in on 50), but it was always mild chronic pain with occassional bad times from overuse / weird weather etc. Winter has always hurt. I'm going to do more research and try some simple things to start like cooking more and trying to exercise in the mornings to get my blood pumping instead of camping on a cup of coffee. If i run across anything helpful will share. Yea it's near impossible to find what you want in rural WY. I don't think frozen is bad and ripened fruit is just ethylene gas(natural) added. I'd just avoid pre-packaged meals and pre-seasoned dishes if you can. Try to eat fresh fruit/veg/meat and prepare your own stuff so you know what's in it. Going gluten free will be more of a challenge, but I even found a co-op grocery in Riverton of all places and more grocery chains are carrying stuff now(eg. Wal-mart, Safeway) I'd also highly recommend hunting or finding a generous friend because the elk and pronghorn I had in WY were probably my favorite meats ever! The guys I knew out there rarely had to buy meat with one or two good hunting trips each year. You have a great meat store in your backyard!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Dec 16, 2017 17:32:59 GMT -5
I think a lot of the symptoms can be derived solely from inflammation.
Some things can help like taking fish oil or if you've reached a certain age glucosamine/chondritin could help in the long term. Or just try eating more fish and shellfish if you hate pills.
If you think it's some minor food allergy related problem I'd try an elimination diet and see if anything resolves or gets better. Some common culprits are gluten and dairy to try first, but you generally have to get off of something for a month to notice anything. If anything, I'd recommend eating as little processed food as possible.
In general, exercising regularly will almost always be beneficial, just listen to your body and don't overdo it.
If you want to go down the rabbit hole a bit more you could look into time restricted eating. Basically eating in a restrictive time window of like 8-10 hours, not a dietary change. Basically it's supposed to help you sleep better which can help your body repair itself and improve inflammation.
Edit: As far as caffeine, I tried going off it for a few months and didn't notice a change in any of my symptoms. However, everyone is different and it might be worth testing.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Dec 1, 2017 17:05:36 GMT -5
I love how people think they can actually win an argument against internet trolls... DON'T FEED THE TROLLS Also...the fact that they agree that Mars is a sphere but we're on a flat disc
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 26, 2017 11:22:39 GMT -5
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 13, 2017 22:34:04 GMT -5
Cool stuff. One in that 2nd picture kinda looks like it was knapped.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 13, 2017 12:56:49 GMT -5
From what I've been told they are all considered chert. Although, I really don't know what true difference there is between chert and jasper besides color.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 8, 2017 14:57:29 GMT -5
Nice. I tried knapping glass once and all I ended up with was a bunch of bloody shards.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 8, 2017 14:52:50 GMT -5
I like that last one. That first one has an interesting color too. Is that copper in it?
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 7, 2017 16:55:10 GMT -5
Awesome for being that south of Duluth. I never even found that nice of ones in the Brainerd area. Id be walking that land every day. Yea they are definitely here. I've heard of several big ones(~4 lbs) coming out a single gravel pit near the Stillwater, but no one wants to give out access to pits anymore. I don't know if there are as many giant ones that people find up north, but it seems like there could be. The problem is that most of the glacial till is under about 5-10 feet of dirt/clay or mixed into it. At the moment, there just happens to be a lot of housing going in near my area and they are digging a lot of it out. If Brainerd had a housing boom I'm sure you would see a few too!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 7, 2017 14:26:22 GMT -5
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 7, 2017 13:54:16 GMT -5
nemesis21 That's a sweet Laker! Looks to over a pound too. Did you find it on a beach, or gravel pit? Lynn It's just shy of a pound. I think ~15oz. I found it in a housing development near me. They cut through all of the topsoil when leveling the ground and digging foundations and sometimes it turns out to be a good area. I just have to find them before the construction workers do!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 7, 2017 12:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 5, 2017 14:02:54 GMT -5
I'd guess that it is a banded iron formation as well. It doesn't quite have the sheen of stuff that I've seen(could be the pictures), but it could polish up well. I have found some stuff like that that looks interesting but ends up being really brittle though so be careful.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 1, 2017 20:41:03 GMT -5
Wow this is neat. It's crossed my mind a few times as I have a UV light. I wonder if the druzy in my flint would react! I'll have to check it out tomorrow! It's always possible, but I don't have any experience with true flints. I can't say I've collected a ton of chert from around here either, but the fluorescence doesn't seem to be extremely rare in what I've got. Just the luck of the area I guess. Post some pics if it turns out fluorescent!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 1, 2017 16:52:03 GMT -5
Orange is usually calcite. Test hardness with a knife. Also, most fluorescent stuff doesn't flow under long wave UV. Need short wave... Google is your friend Definitely not calcite. Unless there is trace calcite within the chalcedony/agate structure that isn't reactive to clr/rust out/vinegar. This stuff definitely is reactive to long wave UV. I think the color is just different with different wavelengths.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Nov 1, 2017 11:29:11 GMT -5
I got a cheap UV bulb[long wave] and am slowly going through some of my rocks to see what glows. A lot of the prairie du chien chert/chalcedony/agate stuff has some orange and yellow fluorescence. The fluorescence only appears to be in the areas that are translucent(agate/chalcedony) under normal light. All of this material is from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota except the coral which is from near Winona, MN. I found a site [ link] that basically says that this can happen, but really doesn't say what mineral(s) are the cause of it. I'm sure this is due to some mineral impurity or leftover organic matter. If anyone has any insight/experience in this area I'd love to hear about it. I put a few pictures up to show what it looks like under UV, but my camera really doesn't photograph it very well. The orange/yellow colors are a lot brighter than the pictures show and the blue is picked up too much. Also, If anyone can recommend a cheap hand held UV bulb/device I'd appreciate it. I'm thinking about maybe occasionally searching for rocks at night under UV now. Too bad lakers don't glow under UV like this!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Oct 18, 2017 9:32:28 GMT -5
Gotta cut that sucker... Hah, I feel like everyone here says that. Once you get a saw you guys must go saw crazy, huh? Some day I may buy a saw and go crazy too, but until that day I just get to appreciate the outer beauty and call you all saw crazy!
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Oct 17, 2017 19:09:31 GMT -5
Coral/Sponge? Very similar to some of my finds. Did it come from a known area with Glacial or prehistoric ocean deposits? In the last photos: Are the dark areas true to color? Do they appear to be a jasper like substance or more red Quartz like? Wish I could see it in person and feel it. Thanks for tagging me, as I love this stone. Oh, size? Everywhere I look around here is a mix of glacial till and limestone/seabed deposits so it could very well be either. The dark areas are true to color and looks more opaque and textured than a quartz(rhyolite I'd guess, but I really don't know for sure). I looked at it under a microscope and it doesn't have the strongly delineated lines that most agates have and the translucent part with the filaments sticking up is semi-granular quartz but the picture is under water. Like I said, If it didn't have the breccia parts in it I would be more inclined to call it a fossil/chert. Maybe I'm wrong about what the breccia pieces are. As for the weight I think its 2lbs 5oz or so if I remember correctly. Definitely a fossil agate. Maybe a crinoid column or chambers of a fossil gastropod.....Mel Thanks! I'll have to do some digging into some fossil pictures.
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nemesis21
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Post by nemesis21 on Oct 1, 2017 12:42:58 GMT -5
Pardon my ignorance, but how can you tell that is a laker? Sometimes it's tricky when there isn't a distinct banding pattern or fracture, but the pitting is fairly telling. Although, in this case, it's probably easier to tell in person. You can definitely see some banding in a few worn areas. I think part of IDing lakers comes from seeing more and more lakers. There is a huge variety. My camera isn't good for close up photos, but maybe this helps.
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