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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 17, 2024 17:46:56 GMT -5
LOL!!! I hear ya. I'm really happy with some bargain rhodochrosite that turned out to be much better than I thought. It was so cheap, I don't even want to say. I can't say my stuff was cheap...well I can...but I'd be "bending" the truth! LOL I gotta know. What did you get and what do we have to look forward to? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2024 18:10:46 GMT -5
I can't say my stuff was cheap...well I can...but I'd be "bending" the truth! LOL I gotta know. What did you get and what do we have to look forward to? Moroccan Stick Agate  Pinolith  Yellow Crazy Lace Slab  "Blue Ice" Agate Slab  Willow Creek Jasper Slabs    Bruneau Slabs   Dino Bone - I'm super stoked about this one. I hope it lives up to my expectations! LOL  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 17, 2024 18:14:03 GMT -5
SCORE!!!! Oh man! No way I can pick a fave-- at all. But that first willlow creek is wild. I know you'll be busy awhile! Love that rare bruno, too. Ah, hell there all winners.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 17, 2024 18:17:54 GMT -5
I picked up some oj. The slabs weren't much to look at, but there's a few primo cabs in them. Paid a pittance. Always happy to pick up oj.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2024 18:30:03 GMT -5
SCORE!!!! Oh man! No way I can pick a fave-- at all. But that first willlow creek is wild. I know you'll be busy awhile! Love that rare bruno, too. Ah, hell there all winners. Yeah...I'm hoping they're as good as I'm seeing them to be...online! LOL If I can get one decent cab out of that Bruneau, it'll pay for the whole lot! (Well...I supposed that applies to any and all of them! LOL) I can't wait to hold that Dino Bone chunk and see whether or not I'm going to need to make some triplets out of it. I'm thinking it might need a quartz cap on the cabs. It'd be the first time I've done a quartz cap. I picked up some oj. The slabs weren't much to look at, but there's a few primo cabs in them. Paid a pittance. Always happy to pick up oj. You and that OJ!! LOL I've seen a couple of slabs lately which I "thought" might be good ones...but I don't have enough knowledge about it like you do! So I didn't pull the trigger... |
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 17, 2024 18:53:12 GMT -5
Those are the best Prairies I've ever seen. Anxious to see what you do with them,
As for capping the Dino Bone, I'd suggest you try Xtal first if needed. The stuff is really amazing on porous material. (Apply to both sides - takes a while to cure but worth it). You may have objections to treating rock and if so capping is a great option too.
ETA: My brain took a coffee break while I was typing the above. Search for HXtal, not Xtal. It's pretty expensive but a little goes a long way.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2024 19:00:30 GMT -5
Those are the best Prairies I've ever seen. Anxious to see what you do with them, As for capping the Dino Bone, I'd suggest you try Xtal first if needed. The stuff is really amazing on porous material. (Apply to both sides - takes a while to cure but worth it). You may have objections to treating rock and if so capping is a great option too. Thanks Rick!!  I actually meant to cut a couple preforms out of them today...and got caught up cutting some other stuff...and forgot! DANGIT! LOL I have ZERO objection to treating rocks! I've used Art Resin before...and wasn't overly impressed with the results. I've heard of Xtal...but will have to do some research. I'm game to go for it as I think that Dino Bone does look a bit porous... |
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Apr 17, 2024 19:03:00 GMT -5
Man this one:  Outstanding! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2024 19:04:13 GMT -5
Man this one: Outstanding! Right!?! I loved the olive-green color along with the pattern in those two!! |
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Post by dillonf on Apr 17, 2024 19:07:23 GMT -5
Man this one: Outstanding! Right!?! I loved the olive-green color along with the pattern in those two!! Yeah there is like some beautiful meringue textured spiral just waiting to get out of there! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 17, 2024 19:29:44 GMT -5
Right!?! I loved the olive-green color along with the pattern in those two!! Yeah there is like some beautiful meringue textured spiral just waiting to get out of there! To me, it looks like that brown is pretty shallow...so I'm thinking it's going to disappear when I go to dome a cab from right there in the middle. Guess we'll see! LOL |
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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 18, 2024 0:21:59 GMT -5
I think your yellow crazy lace may be Australian crazy lace.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 18, 2024 7:25:37 GMT -5
I think your yellow crazy lace may be Australian crazy lace. Thanks Lee!! You're spot on! I didn't know there was an Australian Crazy Lace. I looked it up...and sure enough, that slab is a dead-ringer! |
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Post by quartzilla on Apr 18, 2024 11:59:11 GMT -5
Off the hook Jason! All are great but That Dino bone will be amazing!
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Post by Starguy on Apr 18, 2024 13:12:18 GMT -5
That Bruneau slab is crazy. They’re all beauties but that one is unique. Some nice finds for sure.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 18, 2024 20:30:43 GMT -5
Off the hook Jason! All are great but That Dino bone will be amazing! Thanks Quartz! The Pinolith and the Stick Agate showed up today...look exactly like the pics! I'm SO freakin' excited about that Dino Bone getting here! LOL That Bruneau slab is crazy. They’re all beauties but that one is unique. Some nice finds for sure. Thanks Brent!! I was hoping you'd see those Bruneau pieces! I thought $22 for those 4 slabs of Bruneau was a heckuva steal!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 18, 2024 21:17:13 GMT -5
That Bruneau slab is crazy. They’re all beauties but that one is unique. Some nice finds for sure. Thanks Brent!! I was hoping you'd see those Bruneau pieces! I thought $22 for those 4 slabs of Bruneau was a heckuva steal! SCORE! |
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johnthor1963
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Post by johnthor1963 on Apr 19, 2024 6:58:59 GMT -5
So jealous of you and your wife hounding in an area like that. Indiana has nothing like that. lol looked like a great time. Thx for sharing love the material
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 19, 2024 20:24:44 GMT -5
So jealous of you and your wife hounding in an area like that. Indiana has nothing like that. lol looked like a great time. Thx for sharing love the material John...it truly doesn't escape me how blessed I am to be in an area which has such amazing material! Almost every time I go out hounding, I sit down and "take it all in"...kind of a spiritual recharge. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 22, 2024 18:07:34 GMT -5
I've always thought Prairie agates are very underrated. Interesting patterns in very hard agate. Those are beautiful examples.
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