hodgehound
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Post by hodgehound on Aug 17, 2008 18:51:52 GMT -5
Does anyone know if there are agates worth looking for in SW Ga.? Also the area I live in has a lot of limestone (Flint River) and you can find flint in almost any field. Can flint be tumbled?
I'm new to all this rockhounding and am trying to get an idea of what to look for around my home in Americus, Ga. We have lots of red clay roads and I've been thinking of riding them and looking but have no idea what I'd be looking for. ANY tips would be really appreciated!
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turnedstone
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Post by turnedstone on Aug 17, 2008 20:03:08 GMT -5
Hi flint tumbles well you have Savannah river agate on the east side of you to the west of Allendale SC. Amethyst tumbles well also It is found all over in the northern half of Georgia.
George
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 19, 2008 21:01:32 GMT -5
flint will tumble, but I would only tumble colorful or patterned flint. Some flint is plain and uniform.
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hodgehound
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Post by hodgehound on Aug 20, 2008 14:32:51 GMT -5
I was kinda thinking that. All I've ever seen around here was pretty much plain brown or rusty orange with no real definate pattern or lines in it.
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 20, 2008 17:59:46 GMT -5
Well, you can still throw it in as filler - especially a range fo sizes. You may still find a use for rusty orange polished stones too.
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hodgehound
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Post by hodgehound on Aug 20, 2008 18:31:21 GMT -5
I'm so new to all this that anything will probably look great to me! LOL When I get my tumbler on Labor Day I'll probably throw just about anything in it just to see what it does! I've got a 5 gal bucket almost full of Rose Quartz to start out on!  |
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kbrocks
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Post by kbrocks on Aug 21, 2008 7:46:18 GMT -5
Hello there,
Well, I've tumbled many pounds of flint/chert that I've collected back home in Texas. A lot of that may be very plain, like you said just a solid color or something, but if you find any nodules, it's worth cracking them open and looking. I've got tons of flint that has beautiful patterns and other cool details in them.
I have also found that in my experience, flint tends to take one heck of a shine. So of the shiniest glassy looking tumbled stones I have are flint. Most won't make good jewelry or anything, but mix them in with some other stones and put them in decorative jars and they look really nice.
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hodgehound
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Post by hodgehound on Aug 21, 2008 14:22:23 GMT -5
Kool! Will do!
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lsmike
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Post by lsmike on Aug 21, 2008 17:10:30 GMT -5
I might be wrong,but I don't think you can tumble limestone-it's too soft.Maybe you could cut to size and shape then buff on a plain cotton wheel or with a very fine A.O. polish like Rapid P olish#61 and a little water.
A taditional way to polish Pipestone [about Mohs 3]is to warm it a little and rub with beeswax.Mike.
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hodgehound
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Post by hodgehound on Aug 21, 2008 18:20:53 GMT -5
Yeah I knew the limestone was pretty worthless (except for the formation of flint?) Does flint form in it or are they just often found together?
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