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Post by Cher on Dec 12, 2004 10:32:09 GMT -5
I've noticed quite a few times lately, someone asking ... where you from ... mostly in reference to seeing pics of "local rocks" we've tumbled. So where the heck are you from ... don't need a life's history, just where ya living now and what does your area offer in the way of "local rocks". Might be a nice reference for some trades/sales of stuff that members in other areas would like to try.
I live in Northeastern Minne-snow-ta, USA.
Local rocks that I've id'd for tumbling in my area are Lake Superior Agates, quartz, jasper (red, yellow, banded, brecciated), hematite, greenstone, petrified wood and a lot more that I have no idea what it is but it tumbles nicely.
Cher
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Post by connrock on Dec 12, 2004 13:02:27 GMT -5
Hi Chere,
Just runnng through the postings kinda fast but had to reply.
That's a real good idea you have there!
Do you think a separate section with members photo's and a quick Bio would work?
Tom
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Post by connrock on Dec 12, 2004 14:37:56 GMT -5
You want fast ,,,,,you got it.
From: Connecticut
Got: Nothing
Tom
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HarryB41
has rocks in the head
Member since September 2004
Posts: 605
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Post by HarryB41 on Dec 13, 2004 14:06:05 GMT -5
I am from and live in northern Ohio. I mostly have beach rocks and just some tumblers. I do however have a large chunk of India Agate that weighs over 4 pounds.  Harry |
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Foreverdown
having dreams about rocks
Member since August 2004
Posts: 66
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Post by Foreverdown on Dec 13, 2004 15:05:01 GMT -5
From: South Mississippi
Got: Gravel for your driveway. Oh, and seashells on the coast. Wo Hoo!!!
[glow=blue,2,300]Brett[/glow]
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 13, 2004 18:24:18 GMT -5
i'm north of brett so he has one up on me with the shells  - but i have internet so rocks are a click away ;D. wonder what mississippi rock tumblers did to get rocks before internet? bet their telephone bill was high and that could have gone to rocks! kim |
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Post by krazydiamond on Dec 13, 2004 19:26:30 GMT -5
From: Central New York
Got: granite, granite, crap and granite, quartz, quartz crap, spam and granite. actually we have some garnet here too, but not easy to get too, and teeny pieces.
KD
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agatenut
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2004
Posts: 127
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Post by agatenut on Dec 14, 2004 6:28:18 GMT -5
From deep South Texas Near the Rio Grande River.
Got Rio Grande agate, petrified wood, occasional fossils, chert, flint, and jasper; all from our gravel pits and conglomerate formations.
ralph
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2004
Posts: 1,714
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Post by llanago on Dec 14, 2004 7:10:37 GMT -5
Central Texas
Flint, flint and more flint!
llana
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
Posts: 154
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Post by MichiganRocks on Dec 14, 2004 7:22:55 GMT -5
Michigan, (duh!) Genesee County to be exact.
Got pretty much anything you can imagine. The glaciers scraped rock anywhere from the Arctic Circle down through Canada and left it here for me to find.
Ron
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Banjocreek
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2003
Posts: 1,115
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Post by Banjocreek on Dec 14, 2004 12:10:19 GMT -5
Good Day-
I'm here in Arizona.
Sunny 70 degrees.
Perfect rock hounding weather if I didn't have to work.
I'm going to try Burro Creek again this weekend.
I have different Agates, and barrels of what they call around here as Coconut Agate, being so white.
I have Jasper, so far mostly Red and Yellow.
I have Green Quartz, and Apache Tears.
That is all I've been able to find.
There is much more in the state but...
It's been a strange year and I have not been able to get out as much as I'd like.
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joanna
spending too much on rocks
Member since November 2004
Posts: 385
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Post by joanna on Dec 14, 2004 14:40:36 GMT -5
Northern Wisconsin
Pretty much the same stuff as Northern Minnesota, but add in a lot of Granite and sandstone.
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RedwoodRocks
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2003
Posts: 762
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Dec 14, 2004 15:13:44 GMT -5
Hi All,
I am from the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA.
Lots of sands and granite
Cal
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NMRockhound
starting to shine!
Member since October 2004
Posts: 48
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Post by NMRockhound on Dec 14, 2004 15:22:50 GMT -5
New Mexico...agate, jasper, obsidian, fossils, minerals of many varieties. Much of the good stuff is in the SW quadrant of the state. Just moved here three months ago, so I'm still learning my way around.
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halabit
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since October 2004
Posts: 91
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Post by halabit on Dec 14, 2004 16:52:08 GMT -5
Hi All, I from fortuna caif we have ocean agates.and many river rocks. i live in humboldt country,wild place to live halabit |
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bwalters
has rocks in the head
Member since March 2004
Posts: 557
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Post by bwalters on Dec 14, 2004 17:42:06 GMT -5
Great idea, Cher! I live just 4 miles down the road from Llana so pretty much all I find locally is flint, but we do have some pretty nice flint!
How about if we all (or all of us that want to) put where we're from in our signature? I don't know about the rest of you, but by tomorrow I will have forgotten what area of the planet you all live in! (Possibly a slight case of CRS, but don't tell anyone!)
BE
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Post by stoner on Dec 16, 2004 21:56:51 GMT -5
Born and raised in San Francisco, now in "Silly-con Valley", San Jose, Ca. Best weather in the country, never too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet, just right for rockhounding.
Got some nice jasper only 10 miles down the road in Morgan Hill, lots of quartz, and I check out the local streambeds here in San Jose and find lots of different types of rocks, not sure what alot of them are, but cool nonetheless. Got beaches within an hours drive and they are always a mish-mash of what the tides bring in from wherever. And, I got Home Depot landscape rock which is full of suprises.
Hey Halibut, Welcome to the board. Didn't know you were in Ca. I've got a book says there is alot of nice jasper, jade and agates up your way.
Ed
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jan 8, 2005 10:25:00 GMT -5
Hi ,
Im John from North Yorkshire UK,
We have a good supply of stones on the beach the North East coast of England, shale,fossils,cornelian,Jasper, agate, sea coal, citrine, flint, sandstone, and Jet if your lucky, (Very lucky)!.
Large deposites of boulder clay and longshore drift, replenish stocks.
Yours ,
Jack,
Yorkshire UK.
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duke
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since May 2004
Posts: 77
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Post by duke on Jan 14, 2005 13:51:21 GMT -5
Hi
I'm duke (Ron) from S E Texas...tons of petrified wood (all sizes) and a few agates.
Also, have access to our local hospital parking lot, with lots of agates/jasper/fossilized 'stuff'..don't tell them, tho... ;D
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agatenut
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2004
Posts: 127
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Post by agatenut on Jan 17, 2005 7:12:59 GMT -5
Hey Ron
What part of SE Texas are ya from?
Ralph from McAllen , TX
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- but i have internet so rocks are a click away ;D. wonder what mississippi rock tumblers did to get rocks before internet? bet their telephone bill was high and that could have gone to rocks!
