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Post by Original Admin on Oct 8, 2007 8:35:34 GMT -5
I went to Castleton yesterday - its a place with a claim to being the only place on earth you can find this Blue John stone. So I got a paperweight for a competition - see who can guess the weight (in grams) of it from the picture - Im hoping it will be hard to tell its size from the picture, making it a bit trickier. The weight you guess is inclusive of the entire thing - not just the stone (as I cant weigh the stone !! )  One guess per person at the end - but you can change your guess if you want to. Heres the place its from (just for interest) -  And heres the item -  So - guess the weight and post here in grams and the nearest to the correct weight by Sunday morning 14th Oct will win it. Good luck Mark |
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 8, 2007 8:58:37 GMT -5
i say 155gr
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 8, 2007 9:26:03 GMT -5
I think we must guess the stone only, not including the transparent support.
In this case I say 3.65 g.
Thanks for the contest,
Adrian
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Post by Original Admin on Oct 8, 2007 9:34:49 GMT -5
Sands/Adrian - it is the whole paperweights weight - not just the stone.
Ive changed the first post to reflect that - soz.
You may wish to have another guess.
Cheers
Mark
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erbojones
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Post by erbojones on Oct 8, 2007 9:48:04 GMT -5
149g
As an aside - my next door neighbour used to come from that area and when he was a boy they used to find great lumps of the stuff. I asked if he still had any and he said no they never kept any - didn't think it was up to much!!!!!
You should see some of the prices it goes for on certain sites!!!
Ah well.
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 8, 2007 11:10:42 GMT -5
I'm guessing 85 grams. My mother immigrated from Nottingham with her parents as a child. She went back to visit after becomming a rockhound and was quite proud of the Blue John Stone she brought back.
Johnat JS Gems
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RockyBlue
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Post by RockyBlue on Oct 8, 2007 11:18:09 GMT -5
I guess 112.4 grams................Rocky
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Post by LCARS on Oct 8, 2007 12:45:53 GMT -5
Well, since it IS a paperweight & looks to be 3/16"-1/4" thick epoxy filled acrylic, it should weigh about...
270g.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 8, 2007 13:16:34 GMT -5
I'll change mine to 265 g
Adrian
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 8, 2007 14:31:29 GMT -5
Mark, I've got 243 grams. thanks.
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Oct 8, 2007 16:19:35 GMT -5
Your fingerprints give away the size - not that that helps.
342 grams
Steve
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Post by ladyt on Oct 8, 2007 17:51:40 GMT -5
285 grams Nice paperweight. Tonja |
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desertdweller
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Post by desertdweller on Oct 8, 2007 20:52:07 GMT -5
351 grams Thanks Mark!!!
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Post by kap on Oct 8, 2007 21:24:25 GMT -5
257 grams
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Post by sbreed on Oct 8, 2007 22:10:13 GMT -5
224 grams
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Post by dtcmor on Oct 9, 2007 0:27:07 GMT -5
I'm going a bit heavier - especially since it is a paperweight.
558 grams
Interesting piece - Thanks Mark!!
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Post by rockmadman on Oct 9, 2007 3:09:41 GMT -5
I used to go down the Blue John Mines as a child-no i wasn't a forced child miner!!! Also collected several hundredweight in the 80's-wish i still had it!!!
So i recon it weighs 200 gms
cheers for the memory Mark
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Post by stefan on Oct 9, 2007 10:13:55 GMT -5
499 grams
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 9, 2007 17:07:18 GMT -5
142 grams, i don't think anyone guessed that yet.....do you have anymore photos of the trip??
KD
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Post by Original Admin on Oct 9, 2007 18:01:05 GMT -5
Kd, it was a dull day so I didnt get many shots - heres 5 of the area I did get on sunday. Luke in the pub - i was teasing him with one pea for his dinner  A shot of winnats pass through the car window on the way into the village.  A view (hazy) of Mam Tor - the hill everyone likes to climb on days out. You can see them at the top.  Entrance to the blue john mine, a hugely popular tourist attraction.  Looking left at the blue john mine, a view of the start of the edale valley.  Pics are hazy - im going to go again the next nice day (its about 25mins in the car) and do some better shots as its jigged a few memories from rockmadman, erbojones and johnjsgems - which thanks for the comments - I was collecting probably in the same spots!!! (And I kept some ). I'll put a gallery up on the pics board - theres loads to see there. Cheers Mark |
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