duke
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by duke on Jan 17, 2005 9:00:09 GMT -5
agatenut/Ralph
I'm in Jasper..about halfway between Beaumont & Lufkin..do you know it?
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joanna
spending too much on rocks
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Post by joanna on Jan 17, 2005 17:39:59 GMT -5
Hey, Duke been meaning to reply to you. My husband is working a bit north of you, Henderson area. He usually collects a big portion of my rocks since he works all over the country. He said he hasn't seen anything interesting, just a lot of mud (lots of rain and working in a swamp area). I told him about want you said about petrified wood in the area and told him to look harder. I'm just hopeing he's just telling me he's found nothing and comes home with buckets of rocks as a surprise.
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duke
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since May 2004
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Post by duke on Jan 17, 2005 18:43:29 GMT -5
joanna
Tell your hubby if he is down close to this part of the state to email or call me. I can show him LOTS of petrified wood that I have access to...more than enough to fill his bucket.. ;D.
I'm not real familiar with the Henderson area, but maybe he'll find some there.
duke
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agatenut
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by agatenut on Jan 18, 2005 7:07:34 GMT -5
Hey Duke, I just remember your town's name from the movie, "Jasper, Texas". ;D How did the town get its name? Is there any jasper up there?
ralph
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duke
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by duke on Jan 18, 2005 9:55:45 GMT -5
Ralph
Not any jasper around in this part of the state that I am aware of. I think the town was named after someone named Jasper (not sure?).
Do you have any agates or jasper there in McAllen? I'm not familiar with your area..the closest I've come is Laredo area a few times...but that was on hunting trips...
duke
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agatenut
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by agatenut on Jan 20, 2005 7:30:06 GMT -5
We got agates about 30 miles from here. Petrified wood, jasper, and flint as well. All along the Rio Grande River from around Rio Grande City heading upstream there should be lots of agate-bearing gravels. Next time you're around Laredo look down once in a while. ;D
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BeachComber
off to a rocking start
Member since January 2005
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Post by BeachComber on Jan 23, 2005 23:13:45 GMT -5
This site probably got me re-started in a hobby that I left off about 40 years ago. And what I got is a west coast BC Canada beach with lots of rock ---- and in time, we'll see what we have got! Thanks to you all for getting me re-started in a hobby that proves that nature can't be topped for being beautiful!
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bwalters
has rocks in the head
Member since March 2004
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Post by bwalters on Jan 24, 2005 0:10:40 GMT -5
Hi Beachcomber,
So happy that you found this site and that you got re-started in this great hobby!
Hope we hear from you often!
BE
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BeachComber
off to a rocking start
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Post by BeachComber on Jan 26, 2005 3:27:23 GMT -5
;DGosh it's good to be in a welcoming group. Actually to be more specific, the beach here is said to have quite a bit of everything including jade -- but we'll see about that. First, right now I have a tumbler full of a volcanic lava rock that seems to be unique to this area. And when it is done, I'll be happy to upload somephotos. Happy tumbling.
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on Jan 26, 2005 20:22:03 GMT -5
Can't wait to see pics of your tumbled lava rock, Beachcomber! I've never seen lava rock in person, but I thought that it would be too porous to tumble. How's it doing?
BE
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
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Post by MichiganRocks on Jan 26, 2005 21:49:45 GMT -5
A few years back, (40 to be exact) I collected some lava rock in the panhandle region of Texas. The stuff I found was all extemely porous, like cinder rock. It laid around for a while, and then I think it ended up in my driveway.
Ron
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Jan 27, 2005 11:00:35 GMT -5
Just noticed this one so here goes-
Western New York State- about 45 min. south of Buffalo
We have Glacial till- so you never know what you might find- Plus some real cool fossil sites- And If you head to the great lakes (either ERIE or ONTARIO as both make for awesome daytrips) you can usually pickup some good seaglass and find at least a couple of keeper stones
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Where Ya FromWhat Ya Got
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Post by Where Ya FromWhat Ya Got on Jan 27, 2005 11:43:54 GMT -5
Hi mitichgan Rocks,
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I worked in East Africa for 20 yrs , Outside Nairobi (Kenya) is a extinct volcano( Longanot) the area around this is a sandy stone larva (Pumice) and a excelent farming area,
I also worked in Uganda and in the north there are big rock's ( in the TESO cattle plains,) the center core of a extinct volcano called atols, these ARE very very hard like granite, the locals use them to make grinding stones for maze and millet and other cerials
I didnt bring any of this rock home but im sure it would polish up ok, I hope this helps,
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jan 27, 2005 15:16:05 GMT -5
Hi All, A pictureof Soroti Rock ( the hard center plug of a extinct volcano)  Yours, Jack, Yorkshire, UK. |
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
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Post by MichiganRocks on Jan 27, 2005 19:15:51 GMT -5
Hey Jack, I have a friend who is from Tanzania. We had been planning a one month trip there for several months, but my health just wouldn't cooperate. My doctor had also spent 6 years there working with "Doctors Without Borders" and he was trying to help me get there, but, alas it was not to be. I was hoping to bring back some raw gems and rocks with me, like Tanzanite. Maybe in my next life!
Ron
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jan 28, 2005 17:57:29 GMT -5
Hi Ron,
Great place to live I was there for nearly 21 years, and have friends at present from here with MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship) The MAF flies doctors and eye surgens all over & probaly flew your doctor friends around East Africa ,
I once found some amethyst in the south west, but low grade.
Happy tumbling
Yours,
Jack,
Yorkshire UK
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texmom
spending too much on rocks
When life gives you lemons, squeeze it on fried catfish!
Member since February 2005
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Post by texmom on Apr 10, 2005 13:41:12 GMT -5
Being a newbie to the forum I never answered this one.
I am from east Texas. It seems all we have here is red dirt and what I can sandstone... it is so soft I used it for chalk when I was a kid.
However, I live near where an old glass plant used to be and there is a mountain of old slag glass, from sand size to hand size chunks, mostly green.
I also have Lowes Hardware. Can buy decorative stones fairly cheap.
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Apr 13, 2005 2:32:15 GMT -5
Hi,
Welcome to tumbling have you got a tumbler ? you say you can buy stones cheap, --BUT there's nothing like doing them yourself.
Even the glass slag although it is qiite soft.
There is a lot of rock shops ,see the general board , there are people who will swop or sell you some, USA has a tremendus amount of wonderfull stones just check this site out and seewhat other people have found,
Have a good day.
Yours,
Jack,
Yorkshire UK.
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texmom
spending too much on rocks
When life gives you lemons, squeeze it on fried catfish!
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Post by texmom on Apr 13, 2005 9:41:41 GMT -5
thanks Jack
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Apr 13, 2005 10:42:20 GMT -5
Hi Texmom,
Try on general board "location location location"
ther is a a good topic there now.
Jack,
Yorkshire UK
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