realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 9, 2022 12:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 9, 2022 12:59:31 GMT -5
Beautiful examples of sagenite. The one from the Calapooia River is really unique. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 9, 2022 13:13:17 GMT -5
Those are all amazing!!!! I can't even look at the rough without thinking what great cabs they would make!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Oct 9, 2022 13:35:10 GMT -5
Very nice. I have some specimens that came from old timers I knew who are long gone and it's amazing how nostalgic I feel when I look at them.
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 9, 2022 13:41:02 GMT -5
Those are all amazing!!!! I can't even look at the rough without thinking what great cabs they would make! Some of these 100% will get a slab taken off and turned into cabs. You don’t see a lot of sagenite cabs out there, compared to other agates with inclusions. At least as far as I’m concerned |
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 9, 2022 14:42:08 GMT -5
Nice sagenite! I agree, sagenite cabs are pretty uncommon for whatever reason. You could remedy that with your next cab contest theme  I Would…. However, it’s not a common material for people to have in their collections, and the variety of types that I have would make it unfair to others. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 9, 2022 15:09:25 GMT -5
Gorgeous specimen pieces my friend! I love seeing cabs made out of sagenite material. They have a tendency to look like "fireworks" to me...
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Post by vance71975 on Oct 9, 2022 19:06:28 GMT -5
WOW JUST WOW!
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 9, 2022 19:44:16 GMT -5
Naah - you know I'm envious not only because of the quality of what you post, but because of the family connection and the fact that you find things like this box of sagenite. You've got an incredible amount of local hounding history there, and I'm glad you're posting photos and background info for us all in your threads.
Didn't someone mention writing a book in an earlier thread...?
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 9, 2022 20:33:04 GMT -5
Naah - you know I'm envious not only because of the quality of what you post, but because of the family connection and the fact that you find things like this box of sagenite. You've got an incredible amount of local hounding history there, and I'm glad you're posting photos and background info for us all in your threads.
Didn't someone mention writing a book in an earlier thread...?
I think I did mention trying to put together a book someday. And if I didn’t, it’s Something I’d like to try and do. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 9, 2022 21:29:21 GMT -5
I'd buy one. The little I have read is just from random stories I've stumbled across online.
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Post by liveoak on Oct 10, 2022 6:23:46 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff realrockhound . Look forward to seeing some of it cabbed. BUT it is unfair, First, we see photos of you digging unbelievable stuff out of the ground , and THEN you just happen to look under the bed & find an old box of Grandpa's. I'm afraid what's in the closet 
Patty.... who has to import rocks !
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Post by khara on Oct 10, 2022 23:26:13 GMT -5
realrockhound Neat find. My husband’s grandpa spent his life rockhounding in and around Sweet Home, directly west of the Quant claims. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all knew each other. I’m glad there is still an active enough group of people in this hobby to carry on what those old timers, and the ones before them, started. I bet many of us are connected in some unknown way through our past relatives who knew someone who knew another someone. It would be cool to know the ties.
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 10, 2022 23:30:56 GMT -5
realrockhound Neat find. My husband’s grandpa spent his life rockhounding in and around Sweet Home, directly west of the Quant claims. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all knew each other. I’m glad there is still an active enough group of people in this hobby to carry on what those old timers, and the ones before them, started. I bet many of us are connected in some unknown way through our past relatives who knew someone who knew another someone. It would be cool to know the ties. I’m very familiar with the sweet home area. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there were connections in some fashion. A lot of the old timers seemed to know each other. I remember before the internet was a thing when I was a kid, my grandpa used to know people in the hobby all over the state, and others in Washington, Idaho, etc.. |
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Post by khara on Oct 10, 2022 23:43:48 GMT -5
realrockhound Neat find. My husband’s grandpa spent his life rockhounding in and around Sweet Home, directly west of the Quant claims. I wouldn’t be surprised if they all knew each other. I’m glad there is still an active enough group of people in this hobby to carry on what those old timers, and the ones before them, started. I bet many of us are connected in some unknown way through our past relatives who knew someone who knew another someone. It would be cool to know the ties. I’m very familiar with the sweet home area. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there were connections in some fashion. A lot of the old timers seemed to know each other. I remember before the internet was a thing when I was a kid, my grandpa used to know people in the hobby all over the state, and others in Washington, Idaho, etc.. Have you found much Holley Blue in your grandpa’s collection? Ours used to dig there before the area closed. We have a handful of nice pieces. Unfortunately when we cleared out their house we took only the obviously nice rocks… gems, already cut cabs, display pieces. If there were uncut chunks of rough, I wouldn’t have known what I was looking at, what potential they may have had hidden inside them. Now I kick myself and wonder what we left behind. |
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 10, 2022 23:47:46 GMT -5
I’m very familiar with the sweet home area. And I wouldn’t be surprised if there were connections in some fashion. A lot of the old timers seemed to know each other. I remember before the internet was a thing when I was a kid, my grandpa used to know people in the hobby all over the state, and others in Washington, Idaho, etc.. Have you found much Holley Blue in your grandpa’s collection? Ours used to dig there before the area closed. We have a handful of nice pieces. Unfortunately when we cleared out their house we took only the obviously nice rocks… gems, already cut cabs, display pieces. If there were uncut chunks of rough, I wouldn’t have known what I was looking at, what potential they may have had hidden inside them. Now I kick myself and wonder what we left behind. Yeah. I have over 5 pounds of it in the rough. I can post pics tomorrow if you’d like. |
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Post by khara on Oct 11, 2022 0:58:07 GMT -5
Have you found much Holley Blue in your grandpa’s collection? Ours used to dig there before the area closed. We have a handful of nice pieces. Unfortunately when we cleared out their house we took only the obviously nice rocks… gems, already cut cabs, display pieces. If there were uncut chunks of rough, I wouldn’t have known what I was looking at, what potential they may have had hidden inside them. Now I kick myself and wonder what we left behind. Yeah. I have over 5 pounds of it in the rough. I can post pics tomorrow if you’d like. Sounds cool, would love to see it. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 11, 2022 1:52:24 GMT -5
Nice Sagenite.
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 11, 2022 22:34:19 GMT -5
Yeah. I have over 5 pounds of it in the rough. I can post pics tomorrow if you’d like. Sounds cool, would love to see it. Here's a couple pounds I pulled out from under the bed haha.   |
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Post by khara on Oct 12, 2022 1:15:58 GMT -5
realrockhound Nice. Have you cabbed much of it? Now I feel like I should gather up all of ours. Not nearly as much, but a few nice chunks like this. Unfortunately I am currently poorly organized. It's a work in progress, this hobby. Thanks for sharing!
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