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Post by mrbrett on Mar 9, 2005 9:27:38 GMT -5
I just want to say " poop on all of you that live in a area that you can find beautiful rocks. I live in Indiana and the only thing around here is grey limestone. I do go out in the creek bed and find some brown and white flint but not enough to fill your pockets up. Nah, I'm just kidding! I'm just jelious.  |
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Mar 9, 2005 10:24:28 GMT -5
Sorry Brett we do not mean to upset anyone. We will be going out gathering soon & I'll give you first pick of our findings.  |
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Post by gaetzchamp on Mar 9, 2005 12:56:48 GMT -5
Would that be Grey Poupon?
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
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Post by MichiganRocks on Mar 9, 2005 13:20:56 GMT -5
Or fossilized Dinosaur poop?
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chassroc
Cave Dweller 
Rocks are abundant when you have rocktumblinghobby pals
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Post by chassroc on Mar 9, 2005 14:46:53 GMT -5
Always tough being in the boring older part of the US states... csroc
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 9, 2005 14:49:00 GMT -5
singing to the choir here, Brett.
spam, spam, granite and spam.
KD
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Mar 9, 2005 15:00:40 GMT -5
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Post by hermatite on Mar 10, 2005 14:31:48 GMT -5
Ask not for whom the granite tumbles...it tumbles for free!
ahem...yes...I live in NH...the granite state. Bleh.
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kd7cot
having dreams about rocks
Having too much fun!
Member since January 2005
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Post by kd7cot on Mar 10, 2005 22:24:35 GMT -5
I agree with Tellfamily, As I get ou and start collecting I'll be willing to help the rock poor. I just have to remember to take my camera to get picks of where the rocks live too  (You know I find it funny that I'm still a new member, I remember when Gaetz started as a guest guess I don't post enough - oh well ) Jeff |
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Post by puppie96 on Mar 10, 2005 23:53:36 GMT -5
Poop back atcha! the Rock Trails guide that covers you tells of lots of rocks in the Hoosier state! I couldn't look for any last time I was there, though, since I was trapped on I-64 in about 2 feet of snow 2 days before Christmas. Hard to find rox in 2 feet of snow.
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Post by mrbrett on Mar 11, 2005 11:24:25 GMT -5
WELL! puppie poop on you too. I have never found squat in this hell hole of a state! There is limestone, granite, and other minerals. But not a hole heck of a lot to tumble. And why were you comming threw Indiana? Did you want to see bare corn fields and snow?
HaHa
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Post by puppie96 on Mar 12, 2005 2:20:37 GMT -5
Remember that big snowstorm right before Christmas? For some insane reason we had decided to drive from STLouis to Baltimore for the holidays instead of going on the big bird like sensible people, with bad results.
Next insane mistake was taking I-64 instead of I-70, ensuring going through the worst of the blizzard.
When I-64 was closed I did some creative map reading getting us up to TerreHaute via a US hwy and some 2-laners -- these were a solid sheet of ice, which was entertaining in some respects but very slow. However, it was a pretty sunny drive along the Wabash and I even saw an eagle. I-70 was no prize, either, as it turned out, but at least it was open.
Even diamonds have been found in Indiana!
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Post by rockds on Sept 14, 2005 15:26:26 GMT -5
I went to college in IN (Hanover College) in the SE part of the state. There is a state park (Clifty Falls??) I think in Madison, IN. I picked up lots of rocks there in the river beds (lots of fossils too) which I plan to tumble someday. Anyway, the park has lots of rock opportunities and is a great place to hike around. Give it a try - I plan to go back on my next reunion - hopefully.
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Sept 15, 2005 11:57:23 GMT -5
Poop on you.. back to ya.....I have a broken saw and only two out of five tumblers working.....We have lots and lots of rocks in the Black Hills of South Dakota.If you want some let me know!
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Duckbean
fully equipped rock polisher
Looking for rocks in all the wrong places
Member since February 2005
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Post by Duckbean on Sept 15, 2005 12:40:27 GMT -5
Hey Brett I understand how you feel!OHIo, there's suppose to be all kinds of rocks around, but they don't tell you their 50/100 feet under dirt or other rock! The only neat rock i've gotten that's from ohio is Flint ridge flint and I had to buy that also. Had my son looking for awhile but he's partly color blind! Ya I got a 10 gallon bucket full of gray flint or something like it if any one wants it.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 15, 2005 13:14:09 GMT -5
Rocks is what you make of em- Western New York don't have much- Fossils- Limestone- sandstone- But the glaciers dump a crapload (oops Poopload) of oddballs I find Garnets, Feldspars, some quartizite, granite, limestone fossils (usually corals) milky quartz and a jasper here or there- THey are by no means plentiful (maybe 10 pounds total in 20 years of looking) but they are there You just gotta keep at it- study the guides be ready to take a trip if need be- Heck I've gone out to Herkimer 3 or 4 times (about a 3.5 hour drive) just to lug 100Lbs of rough home to break up (and KD lives like 10 min. from there and she has never gone!) Keep your eyes open when ever you take a walk- You just never know what you may stubble accross! (BTW Limestone (some of it at least) tumbles pretty well (I got some working right now!)
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
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Post by fatrichie on Sept 30, 2005 0:15:47 GMT -5
I just acquired a slab of genuine DI-ANNA-SORE poop today! For free no less. I will be sharing pics soon!!
FATTY
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texdanl
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by texdanl on Oct 18, 2005 9:08:37 GMT -5
I live in east Texas and we have petrified wood all over the place in this area. It took me a while to figure it out but the hill top I live on evedently used to be a river bottom. When I moved here I thought the drive had been rocked with river stones...turns out they were native. I have all manner of wood and agates with some quartz mixed in my drive.
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jlc0321
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jlc0321 on Jan 11, 2006 22:40:33 GMT -5
Hey Brett, try this link and go to the field trips reports page and find Indiana. This site is pretty good for rock hounders. Pretty knowledgeable group there. www.mcrocks.com/page18.htmlJeff |
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Pebbles
has rocks in the head
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Post by Pebbles on Jan 12, 2006 10:14:37 GMT -5
 Hate when that happens!!! |
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