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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 10:32:18 GMT -5
I enjoy seeing people’s rockhounding results, so I create a thread to show my findings as well.
Hopefully I will become more and more picky along the journey.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 10:39:55 GMT -5
2022/09 Sausalito beaches I never realized before that the beach rock could be so colorful.   Can not resist taking some home… Various brightness of red  The shiny yellow  The peaceful greenish rocks  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 10:44:50 GMT -5
Multi colored rocks which could make interesting tumble   I did some research and it seems many of these are brecciated jaspers(correct me if I am wrong as always) which might take longer in coarse tumbling step to produce satisfactory final look. Hopefully some smaller rock could be used as good fillers anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2022 11:56:49 GMT -5
Wow, those are some beauties!
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 9, 2022 14:58:00 GMT -5
Son of a beach those are some good lookin' beach rocks!  Several of those pieces look very similar to either Stoney Creek Jasper or Stone Canyon Brecciated Jasper! I've tumbled some Stone Canyon before...I didn't notice any particular time differential for results. Each piece is going to be different though and will need to be checked individually as you go along with the tumble. |
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Post by Lumberlegs on Sept 9, 2022 15:10:08 GMT -5
Dang, that's better than I find in a year!
I hope those greens hold up, the epidote I find can very chippy.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 16:09:05 GMT -5
Son of a beach those are some good lookin' beach rocks! Several of those pieces look very similar to either Stoney Creek Jasper or Stone Canyon Brecciated Jasper! I've tumbled some Stone Canyon before...I didn't notice any particular time differential for results. Each piece is going to be different though and will need to be checked individually as you go along with the tumble. I checked how stone canyon jasper looks like and saw your wrapped stone. It's really a beauty! |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 16:23:30 GMT -5
Dang, that's better than I find in a year! I hope those greens hold up, the epidote I find can very chippy. Yeah the majority of green rock look chippy to me. One day I will know how they tumble... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 9, 2022 16:43:23 GMT -5
Son of a beach those are some good lookin' beach rocks! Several of those pieces look very similar to either Stoney Creek Jasper or Stone Canyon Brecciated Jasper! I've tumbled some Stone Canyon before...I didn't notice any particular time differential for results. Each piece is going to be different though and will need to be checked individually as you go along with the tumble. I checked how stone canyon jasper looks like and saw your wrapped stone. It's really a beauty! Thanks PS!  Stone Canyon is what made me fall in love with brecciated anything! I bet you're going to get some GREAT polished stones out of your batch(es)!! |
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Post by rockbrain on Sept 9, 2022 16:50:10 GMT -5
Some nice looking rocks there. I love beach rocks. You might want to check hardness on the green rocks before you tumble. There's a lot of serpentine in that area and it's beautiful but it's soft. It looks like you might have a couple of chunks in there.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 9, 2022 16:57:58 GMT -5
Some nice looking rocks there. I love beach rocks. You might want to check hardness on the green rocks before you tumble. There's a lot of serpentine in that area and it's beautiful but it's soft. It looks like you might have a couple of chunks in there. I will. Thanks for the reminder! |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 10, 2022 17:00:57 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 10, 2022 19:27:10 GMT -5
Wish I could help you out with an id for that gigantic rock, but no clue. It sure is pretty, though!  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 10, 2022 22:14:29 GMT -5
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 15, 2022 11:48:05 GMT -5
Some recent creek bed finds. Really common rocks. Leaves are falling. Not good for rock finding anymore.  Very bright red when wet so I decided to keep it.  Little black and white rocks. Only found a few that are not grainy on the surface and might tumble well.  Interesting pattern. Definitely not going to tumble it. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2022 20:55:19 GMT -5
pebbleskyI want your common rocks! Those are awesome!
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 15, 2022 21:09:35 GMT -5
Interesting that most of those recent finds are brecciated...which I think is SO cool to see in a rock!! |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 15, 2022 22:26:21 GMT -5
pebblesky I want your common rocks! Those are awesome! We never have enough common rocks  |
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 21, 2022 15:07:03 GMT -5
Not my own finding, but my mom bought some roughs for me to tumble, which will take months to ship across the Pacific. She show me the pictures, and asked me to buy roughs here for her in return 😁   Some sorts of jasper/cheers I think. |
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