oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 15, 2024 12:53:12 GMT -5
Well it's been a good minute since I've posted here regularly so hopefully I still remember cloudinary lol. But wanted to share some Texas petrified wood my daughter and I collected back in November. We made a short drive to Bryan/ College Station Texas to hunt for some bigger specimens of petrified wood than I find in gravel beds of San Jacinto river locally. I'd say it was a success! We searched a small creek and found tons of wood. We kept several pieces of wood from 2- 10lbs and dug out a 25lb piece from side of creek Bank. These are few of smaller pieces-    The 25lb piece-  Then when headed back to car my daughter found a small piece sticking out of ground a few hundred yards from the creek. But when she tried to pry it out it wouldn't budge. So we started digging and digging and realized she found a much bigger piece than she thought- didn't have the right tools on hand to remove it so we snapped a pic, buried it and came back cpl days later to finish the job. The log came in at just over 3 ft long and 110lbs !    We also found what appears to be a petrified wing of some sort lol   The final haul -  And finally, this butterfly actually came from San Jacinto river but just got around to cutting it and polishing it on wheels best i could so thowing it in.  Thanks for taking a gander! |
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Post by pebblesky on May 15, 2024 13:38:54 GMT -5
Great haul. Thanks for sharing. The polished wings are perfect!
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brybry
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Post by brybry on May 15, 2024 15:28:21 GMT -5
Nice collecting day! My take away is your daughter wins for finding the biggest piece, lol.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 15, 2024 15:44:09 GMT -5
Great haul. Thanks for sharing. The polished wings are perfect! Thanks! |
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 15, 2024 15:45:08 GMT -5
Nice collecting day! My take away is your daughter wins for finding the biggest piece, lol. Thanks! And you're right, she definitely won that round! |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 15, 2024 15:47:35 GMT -5
Hot diggity! Y'all hit the mother lode, but your daughter wins the prize. The wing, the first one and the white one are my favorites. I bet your daughter was pretty stoked to find that big one!
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 15, 2024 16:55:34 GMT -5
Hot diggity! Y'all hit the mother lode, but your daughter wins the prize. The wing, the first one and the white one are my favorites. I bet your daughter was pretty stoked to find that big one! Oh, she was! Thanks! The first one and white one are my favorites too. And the wing. It almost looks like someone carved it. |
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ThomasT
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Post by ThomasT on May 15, 2024 20:48:35 GMT -5
Nice finds. Your daughter will always remember that adventure.
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Post by liveoak on May 16, 2024 6:33:53 GMT -5
WOW ! I think I would have walked right past those logs, I never would have thought they were rock, sure look like wood to me.
What a find and a nice adventure.  Thanks for sharing,
Patty
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Post by khara on May 16, 2024 6:39:43 GMT -5
Wow, cool stuff. Some of those are great just as specimens. Will you be cutting and polishing any of them?
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 16, 2024 12:09:54 GMT -5
Nice finds. Your daughter will always remember that adventure. Thanks! I know she won't let me forget that she found it lol. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 16, 2024 12:12:31 GMT -5
WOW ! I think I would have walked right past those logs, I never would have thought they were rock, sure look like wood to me.
What a find and a nice adventure. Thanks for sharing,
Patty
Yeah I was surprised how much detail from the original wood was preserved. I'm used to only finding river worn pieces so was new to me as well. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 16, 2024 12:16:24 GMT -5
Wow, cool stuff. Some of those are great just as specimens. Will you be cutting and polishing any of them? Thanks! I don't plan on cutting and polishing any of the pieces shown. From my experience the wood that comes from that area isn't very colorful or interesting inside for the most part. I've cut a few smaller pieces but not much to look at. Better suited for specimens I think |
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