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Post by vegasjames on Mar 30, 2023 9:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 30, 2023 10:56:15 GMT -5
Nice pics! Thanks for the short videos, too. Looks like you found some really nice stuff. I was waiting for a Where's Jax picture, but didn't see one, unless of course I didn't find her!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2023 13:12:26 GMT -5
You picked up some interesting stuff. Do you know what they are?
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 30, 2023 15:30:18 GMT -5
I had to put my glasses on for that 10th pic down (the one of the cliff face). I couldn't tell if that dark spot was Jax up there on the cliff! I thought she'd turned mountain goat! LOL - Definitely some cool finds James!!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Mar 30, 2023 16:19:50 GMT -5
Looks like you did really well! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 30, 2023 17:24:45 GMT -5
You picked up some interesting stuff. Do you know what they are? The red crystals and the white crystals are all calcite.
The pink to orange material with crystals mixed throughout them I am not sure. My best guess is the matrix appears to be a rhyolite and I am thinking the crystals in it are quartz. I cabbed some of it up and it has the same feel as a rhyolite I find North of here I call confetti stone . And even though they both have kind of a chalky feel, they are harder than they feel and they polish really well just on the wheels. And since rhyolite is a silica rich lava flow, it would explain the crystals in it if they are quartz crystals like I suspect.
Here is a sample of some of the more colorful rhyolite I call confetti stone:
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 30, 2023 17:25:56 GMT -5
I had to put my glasses on for that 10th pic down (the one of the cliff face). I couldn't tell if that dark spot was Jax up there on the cliff! I thought she'd turned mountain goat! LOL - Definitely some cool finds James!! The dark spot is an eagle's nest. Unfortunately the eagles were not in it.
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Post by drocknut on Mar 30, 2023 17:45:46 GMT -5
Nice pics! Thanks for the short videos, too. Looks like you found some really nice stuff. I was waiting for a Where's Jax picture, but didn't see one, unless of course I didn't find her! LOL, I was waiting for the where's Jax picture too. Looks like she was having a lot of fun. Glad you came back with some great rocks too.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 30, 2023 23:57:18 GMT -5
OK, here is an easy Where's Jax photo.
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 31, 2023 19:45:03 GMT -5
Man, I forgot what bare, dry ground looks like due to our winter here. Making me get anxious to get out when the snow melts.
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