rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 16, 2024 16:12:05 GMT -5
Actually it's not a customer. I went to his house and gave him a bid for a new air conditioner but he went with someone else. I had talked to him about rocks and he told me that he inherited some from his parents. He had already got rid of all the equipment but still had some rocks. I finally got by and picked them up today. He told me to take them home. Look them over cut of them if I want and tell him what I would give him for them. This is the 29 lb piece of Hornitos Poppy Jasper that I pulled out and washed off.  |
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Aug 16, 2024 16:24:59 GMT -5
Tell him it’s all leaverite and best suited for lawn art. You’ll give him $50 😂
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goldfinder
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Post by goldfinder on Aug 16, 2024 23:52:09 GMT -5
Man that's a nice chunk of the old stuff rockbrain! Looking forward to seeing some slabs chopped off that beauty |
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Post by liveoak on Aug 17, 2024 6:52:57 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 17, 2024 7:30:47 GMT -5
I'm jelly! NIIIICE!
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tribeunited
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Post by tribeunited on Aug 17, 2024 11:48:36 GMT -5
Holy moly! That thing is massive! Great job, you can take the rest of the day off. Please please post some photos if you slab it up.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 17, 2024 15:18:27 GMT -5
I'm definitely going to slab it. I'm doing some of the smaller stuff I got from him right now. I don't know if it will fit in my 16" saw. It's bigger than it looks in the pics.
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tribeunited
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Post by tribeunited on Aug 17, 2024 22:45:50 GMT -5
I knew it was big when you said 29 pounds - I thought a 15 pound rock was massive.... 29 pounds is 2 of those!!!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 17, 2024 23:05:48 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 18, 2024 13:27:35 GMT -5
There are two kinds of Hornitos; one from Morgan Hill and the other from Hornitos. Yours is the Morgan Hill. They are both rare and the MH slabs will be worth a lot of money.
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tribeunited
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Post by tribeunited on Aug 18, 2024 15:12:12 GMT -5
That rock makes the ruler look tiny!!!!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 26, 2024 15:49:58 GMT -5
Wowser! That is a nice hunk Of Hornitos! If it is from Morgan Hill, it is obviously not Hornitos and that boulder is. That boulder looks to be from the old Flora pit or the original pit we called the Holy Grail pit that yielded a really big lens of jasper and some huge hunks with that color combination. Unfortunately, Hornitos poppy comes in a multitude of patterns and color combinations and each pit often contains several types. Same with Morgan Hill poppy and the other central coast range types. They all have many variations too. That is why so much Hornitos is mislabeled Morgan Hill or vice versa.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 29, 2024 18:15:39 GMT -5
Wowser! That is a nice hunk Of Hornitos! If it is from Morgan Hill, it is obviously not Hornitos and that boulder is. That boulder looks to be from the old Flora pit or the original pit we called the Holy Grail pit that yielded a really big lens of jasper and some huge hunks with that color combination. Unfortunately, Hornitos poppy comes in a multitude of patterns and color combinations and each pit often contains several types. Same with Morgan Hill poppy and the other central coast range types. They all have many variations too. That is why so much Hornitos is mislabeled Morgan Hill or vice versa. ...and this right here is one of the big reasons I love this forum! Gary, that is a stunner fer sure!  |
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demihuman
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Post by demihuman on Aug 31, 2024 9:50:51 GMT -5
Dang. That’s a pretty nice score.
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