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Post by chris1956 on Jul 10, 2024 7:05:37 GMT -5
Some good looking stuff in there! I love horn coral. The piece you kept that you're thinking is petrified wood, I think is bone. Thanks for the ID. |
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Post by chris1956 on Jul 10, 2024 7:12:40 GMT -5
I didn't know about Greenstone then did a search. Wow! Both the polished look and the price. I have had a bag of them for 50 years and never done anything with them. Figured it was time to give someone a chance to make something. I think they will be good but never can tell. Sometimes they fall apart. Might be better stabilized. Hope whoever gets them posts some pictures of the finished ones. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 16:06:20 GMT -5
rockbrain jasoninsd hummingbirdstones I’ve found with the Hells Canyon petrified wood it seems the lighter colored wood is a bit more stable than the dark. I think you can pretty much use the entirety of the light slabs. For some reason the dark ones that I’ve worked are more crumbly. I will actually kind of test them and try to break the slabs by hand prior to marking out a cab. Also, they will absorb water and then after the cab is complete they’ll dry out and lighten up. I hope you’ll be able to get some nice cabs out of those pieces. I cut two preforms from the slab late last week...or I tried to. One cut out nice...and I finished the cab the other night. The other preform split...so I saved the piece and will "re-think" the shape. The cab I did get done looks SICK...if I do say so myself! LOL I'll post pics and tag you when I post them... I have made my selections and put new additoins to the box and it will go to the post office to Dillon tomorrow. Here are the items I took. Holt Canyon agate rough, 1980s Fordite cab, Millofiori glass, Mariposite slab, Fairburn agate, agate slab (is this Teepee Canyon? I didn't see it in any of the addition photos), petrified wood (I think), and Royal velvet sheen obsidian. If someone can confirm the agate and petrified wood that would be great. Closeups of those two follow.     Here is what I added. I tried to keep a Michigan theme (other than Amethyst and Sodalite) since I didn't see anything in the box from Michigan. Petoskey stone slab, Amethyst slab, Unakite slab, Sodalite slab, Unakite rough, horn coral slab, 4 Lake Superior agates ("old stock" collected by me in 1977 in Wnona, Minnesota at the gravel mine piles - bet you can't do that anymore), Charlevoix (favosities) stone that could make small slabs, Petoskey stone that could make a slab or two, 4 "old stock" Michigan Greenstones (chlorastrolite) collected by me in the 1970s somewhere on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The greenstones would probably be best for earrings or a ring but you might get a small cab out of one of them.  Here are closeups of some of the ones I added dry and then wet on some.               Wet       Yes...that's definitely Teepee Canyon Agate. I think I took a pic of the two nodule halves and the slab all in one bag... Yep. That is toilet paper canyon. Nice looking piece as well.  |
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Post by dillonf on Jul 16, 2024 20:48:31 GMT -5
I received the box from chris1956. I'm heading out of town tomorrow for my mom's 70th birthday. I'll dig in next week! |
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Post by standingstone on Jul 21, 2024 21:41:57 GMT -5
Awesome idea! I'd love to share some of my latest finds! Our last trip was to Arizona and Nevada. Great stuff!
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Post by dillonf on Aug 4, 2024 19:53:07 GMT -5
Ok I swapped out some stuff The box was great! It was good family time. My wife, daughter and I looked at stuff and had fun ooooing and ahhing. The girls picked a few and I tried to find stuff in my boxes I thought was a fair trade. Stuff I took: Egg, two bumble bee jasper slabs, coral fossil, amethyst slab  Stuff I put in: Three MLA slabs, Mexican coconut geode (smokey quartz), Idaho seam agate (from Tony)  There was a little space in the corner, so I threw in an Oco geode. I think it is hollow I bought a big box of mine run stuff and most were solid, but this one is real light, so I think it has a cavity.  Ok I just need to get titaniumman address, and hopefully I can get it out to him this week. This was a great idea! Glad I participated. Also, sorry I dropped off the map for a while. We finally got in our new house, but stuff hasn't settled down yet. I know because I fall asleep before my head even hits the pillow. Hoping once the little one gets back in school I'll get into a better routine. Dillon |
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Post by velodromed on Aug 7, 2024 11:42:39 GMT -5
Ok I swapped out some stuff The box was great! It was good family time. My wife, daughter and I looked at stuff and had fun ooooing and ahhing. The girls picked a few and I tried to find stuff in my boxes I thought was a fair trade. Ok I just need to get titaniumman address, and hopefully I can get it out to him this week. This was a great idea! Glad I participated. Also, sorry I dropped off the map for a while. We finally got in our new house, but stuff hasn't settled down yet. I know because I fall asleep before my head even hits the pillow. Hoping once the little one gets back in school I'll get into a better routine. Dillon Congratulations on the new place man! I know moving sucks but afterwards is fantastic. |
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Post by dillonf on Aug 8, 2024 18:47:10 GMT -5
Ok I swapped out some stuff The box was great! It was good family time. My wife, daughter and I looked at stuff and had fun ooooing and ahhing. The girls picked a few and I tried to find stuff in my boxes I thought was a fair trade. Ok I just need to get titaniumman address, and hopefully I can get it out to him this week. This was a great idea! Glad I participated. Also, sorry I dropped off the map for a while. We finally got in our new house, but stuff hasn't settled down yet. I know because I fall asleep before my head even hits the pillow. Hoping once the little one gets back in school I'll get into a better routine. Dillon Congratulations on the new place man! I know moving sucks but afterwards is fantastic. Thanks! |
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Post by dillonf on Aug 9, 2024 21:01:15 GMT -5
Hey y'all. Does anyone know titaniumman ? I sent him a PM and tagged him in the thread above, but haven't heard from him. I am in no hurry, but I wanna make sure I don't forget to send the box out to him. I'm basing who I send it to next on this list: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/post/1310812Thanks! |
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Post by pebblesky on Aug 9, 2024 21:19:04 GMT -5
This person only had 2 posts in Feb and wasn't active since then. If we don't hear back from him in a couple of days maybe we shall move on to the next person on the list.
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Post by realrockhound on Aug 9, 2024 21:36:51 GMT -5
Yup. Snooze you lose!
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Post by realrockhound on Aug 9, 2024 21:39:05 GMT -5
This person only had 2 posts in Feb and wasn't active since then. If we don't hear back from him in a couple of days maybe we shall move on to the next person on the list. also… was last on at the time of registration. Skip em. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 9, 2024 21:51:25 GMT -5
This person only had 2 posts in Feb and wasn't active since then. If we don't hear back from him in a couple of days maybe we shall move on to the next person on the list. - I'd be super cautious... That person had two posts...both asking for material. I'm on the side of "skipping" them...and if they show back up and post some more, maybe we can put them back in the lineup. However...with only two posts, I'm really thinking we should err on the cautious side. |
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Post by velodromed on Aug 9, 2024 23:10:38 GMT -5
Well, I’m next after him and still here. Things have been a bit rough and I haven’t been online as much lately, but we are pulling through and excited about the box. At the same time, we are not in a hurry and do not want to bypass someone without giving them time to reply…
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2024 6:08:23 GMT -5
I also vote we move on. He's had time.
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Post by roy on Aug 10, 2024 13:30:45 GMT -5
This person only had 2 posts in Feb and wasn't active since then. If we don't hear back from him in a couple of days maybe we shall move on to the next person on the list. - I'd be super cautious... That person had two posts...both asking for material. I'm on the side of "skipping" them...and if they show back up and post some more, maybe we can put them back in the lineup. However...with only two posts, I'm really thinking we should err on the cautious side. there is a unwritten rule of 50 posts before you can take part on these things atleast thats what i remember |
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Post by pebblesky on Aug 10, 2024 13:32:55 GMT -5
This 50-post rule makes a lot of sense to me.
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Post by dillonf on Aug 11, 2024 17:04:52 GMT -5
Sounds good everyone. I still haven't heard from him. I'll get it out to velodromed this week! |
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Post by velodromed on Aug 11, 2024 17:44:45 GMT -5
Sounds good everyone. I still haven't heard from him. I'll get it out to velodromed this week! WHOOO HOOOO!!!  i’ll be upfront here and say that we are probably going to take a good 7-10 days looking through everything, so forgive us for being slow. |
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 12, 2024 11:12:00 GMT -5
Ok I swapped out some stuff The box was great! It was good family time. My wife, daughter and I looked at stuff and had fun ooooing and ahhing. The girls picked a few and I tried to find stuff in my boxes I thought was a fair trade. Stuff I took: Egg, two bumble bee jasper slabs, coral fossil, amethyst slab Stuff I put in: Three MLA slabs, Mexican coconut geode (smokey quartz), Idaho seam agate (from Tony) There was a little space in the corner, so I threw in an Oco geode. I think it is hollow I bought a big box of mine run stuff and most were solid, but this one is real light, so I think it has a cavity. Ok I just need to get titaniumman address, and hopefully I can get it out to him this week. This was a great idea! Glad I participated. Also, sorry I dropped off the map for a while. We finally got in our new house, but stuff hasn't settled down yet. I know because I fall asleep before my head even hits the pillow. Hoping once the little one gets back in school I'll get into a better routine. Dillon If you work some of the bumblebee post it on here. I got quite a bit of it but haven't done anything with any yet. |
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