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Post by invisibleuser on Jan 3, 2008 9:52:50 GMT -5
I stopped by there a couple time when I was out there. Outstanding place to visit for the rockhound and would recommend it to anyone.
I saw a large slab made from petrified wood that was found in the Holbrook area at the Tucson show a couple years ago. It must have been around 6 ft in dia- 5 inches thick. Sold for $18,000 and was being shipped to Norway. Gorgeous piece but can't imagine how they cut that without breaking it.
Steve
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Post by midnightrocksi3 on Jan 3, 2008 10:40:41 GMT -5
Baz... Who's Amy? is that your wife? or ... the name of your teddy bear? lol
I'm just teasin..
*smiles*
Roxy
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Jan 3, 2008 10:43:36 GMT -5
Hey Steve! Yes, I've been there a number of times & it is truly awe inspiring. The amount of quality wood is astounding & everything is so beautiful & interesting there. Anyone who is traveling through northern AZ should never miss it - you'll never see anything like it again!  Patti |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 7, 2008 0:55:17 GMT -5
Man, that's too much to be truth!!! That's the pet wood Heaven! Amazing! Thank you Mike for outlining this thread for me, eitherway I would have missed it. I'm not sure it wouldn't have been better to miss it. Just kidding.
Adrian
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raqy
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Post by raqy on Jan 7, 2008 1:24:59 GMT -5
The pictures are just great Steve. I wanna go there sometime . The responses are just too much lol. Thanks all!
Raquel
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rockonsister
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Post by rockonsister on Jan 9, 2008 1:07:12 GMT -5
Wow! What an amazing world of wood. The fossils are too cool. The polished stump with amethyst is beyond words. I'd love to have those smiling agates smiling at me. How could you ever stay in a grumpy mood? I'd love to see the process for slicing and polishing one of those table slabs or a stump. Lets see if Mr. Jim Grey will become our guru. Thanks for sharing, and I'm so glad you got to experience this place firsthand. Mary
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AgateHeaven
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Post by AgateHeaven on Jan 15, 2008 23:38:18 GMT -5
We drove by the place..but our driver refused to stop cause he had to shake us down at the Petrified forest state park...lol I think he was afraid we whoop out the plastic and break him.
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Post by Condor on Jan 19, 2008 22:50:51 GMT -5
I remember there used to be inside the store a long, maybe six, seven inch around log that was completely polished. It was cut into sections, then placed next to each other. Didn't happen to get a picture of that one by any chance did you?
Condor
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 20, 2008 10:52:41 GMT -5
Condor,
I know exactly what tree your talking about. I didn't get a shot of it unfortunately. It is a beautifully hand polished tree that is in sections...some gorgeous black wood. I can't remember how many hours it took to polish it but it was alot. There is so much to look at...and so many things you could actually photograph...I think I was half-way into the shock mode.
Steve
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