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Post by puppie96 on Oct 22, 2006 14:16:46 GMT -5
There's a huge gravel bed on the east end of Chain of Rocks bridge.
We got there taking 270 across the river and then Rt. 3 south a short distance to a right turn on Chain of Rocks Rd (old Rt. 66). Just before you run out of road at the end of the bridge (closed to traffic) there's a turnoff to the left that takes you to the parking area.
Words to the wise: there was a "barbecue" of sorts going on yesterday and many fisherpeople. From the looks of things, I suspect that this was basically a gathering of homeless people. It was plenty busy and felt safe on a decent Saturday afternoon, and a number of people including kids were "beachcombing." However, I'd think twice about going there alone on a weekday.
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chinook203
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since February 2006
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Post by chinook203 on Jan 2, 2007 23:20:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! I am still very much a rookie and reading what I can when I can and haven't been able to find much information on where to find anything in Missouri!
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Brad
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by Brad on Jul 21, 2007 8:31:02 GMT -5
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Post by puppie96 on Aug 10, 2007 2:02:53 GMT -5
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Post by flintfish on Aug 10, 2007 14:44:21 GMT -5
What a wonderful batch of stones Deb, I like the look of the pet woods, and theres some loveley banded agates in that lot. Is the red rock in the last pic a carnelian? I've got a few chunks like that from a rock shop mix, seems hard and good for polish, but has a strange centre, a bit like that one, with a seam across it. Happy hunting,
Harry
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Post by puppie96 on Aug 11, 2007 0:06:16 GMT -5
Yes, it looked like a carnelian and it was one of my faves. It has a big fracture, as I recall. I should find it and photo...I believe some of the intense orange was lost in the tumbling.
What I really love are the laker-like finds, and there were a few.
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Post by flintfish on Aug 11, 2007 7:48:41 GMT -5
I just love the shine on a nice carnelian chunk, it takes so long to remove the pitting, a lot of the colour goes in the process. Thanks for the reply. I like the look of the lakers too, never had the chance to tumble a batch, but the photos here show some fine rocks, and you can't knock a stripey rock I reckon! (Although I'm highly taken with spotty rocks at the moment....) It was certainly well worth your effort in picking up that batch, It would be nice to see some finished tumbles when they're ready.
Cheers,
Harry.
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Post by puppie96 on Aug 28, 2007 3:42:59 GMT -5
I just reorganized all the polished rocks. That means they went to the basement, all but the ones I could not bear to take to the basement. This was a painful ordeal.
I have many many batches of COR rocks. In some cases they have gotten mixed up with other rocks. However, I came across a plateful of what I remember I sorted out as the best of COR. Maybe I can find them and take a photo.
I bought a bunch of lakers on ebay. I got pretty good prices from a couple of vendors.
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