Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff

puppie96 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2003 Posts: 2,773	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 7, 2008 15:26:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by puppie96 on Sept 7, 2008 15:26:29 GMT -5 From the latest batch:

Condor driving up their electric bill Woodward Agates Member since February 2005 Posts: 2,772	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 7, 2008 15:29:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Condor on Sept 7, 2008 15:29:51 GMT -5 Really shiny. They look a lot like the rocks I find out here in the West Texas desert. Some even look like petwoods. Condor
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Roan has rocks in the head Member since January 2008 Posts: 600	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 7, 2008 18:27:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roan on Sept 7, 2008 18:27:54 GMT -5 OMG, now I have a craving for caramels.

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 7, 2008 19:23:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 7, 2008 19:23:52 GMT -5 Awesome job Debbie, those look great!!
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Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,494	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 7, 2008 20:51:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Sept 7, 2008 20:51:07 GMT -5 Gorgeous batch with a fine shine indeed! I'm a big fan of that badlands material. Variety seems unending and they do tumble up nice!.....Mel

puppie96 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2003 Posts: 2,773	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 1:47:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by puppie96 on Sept 8, 2008 1:47:33 GMT -5 It's wonderful stuff for tumbling with a lot of variety and yes, there's a bunch of wood in there.

creativeminded still telling self it's just a hobby I am a crazy crafter. Member since January 2004 Posts: 4,524	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 12:02:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by creativeminded on Sept 8, 2008 12:02:31 GMT -5 Beautiful, quite a shine. Love the different colors. Tami
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Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 16:58:02 GMT -5

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Post by sparkles on Sept 8, 2008 16:58:02 GMT -5

I guess the message is "Badlands = Good Rocks!"

Super tumble batch, and even more wonderful when you get to collect them yourself! Nice tumble Puppie, Enjoy that Agate... It looks delicious! The soft swirly patterns really do make for a beautiful stone. WTG!

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frane misunderstood rock expert Member since July 2008 Posts: 11,015	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 18:28:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frane on Sept 8, 2008 18:28:14 GMT -5 You have such a veriety of colors and patterns in that tumble. They are all so nice and shiny too! Fran

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 18:33:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 8, 2008 18:33:47 GMT -5 What a fantastically awesome shiney and smooth bunch of Badlands! Nicely done. Steve

tombodc noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since August 2008 Posts: 88	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 8, 2008 18:39:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tombodc on Sept 8, 2008 18:39:12 GMT -5 Good gosh I hope mine get that shiney some day! Awesome job!

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Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 9, 2008 1:50:56 GMT -5

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Post by puppie96 on Sept 9, 2008 1:50:56 GMT -5

Thank you all so much for the compliments. Really and truly, I don't think you can beat Badlands rock for just good old tumbling. It's super hard, the rocks in the gravel beds are mostly river tumbled, and while there are some cracks and vugs overall it is really solid stuff. Practically foolproof tumbling rock as long as you take your time in rough grind to get a good shape and also more extended tumbling often brings out more pattern and color. I collected all of this as well as many, many other batches over the last few years and it was all easy and not very lengthy collecting. It's worth the trip.

rollingstone starting to spend too much on rocks Member since July 2009 Posts: 236	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 9, 2008 11:48:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rollingstone on Sept 9, 2008 11:48:52 GMT -5 Very nice collected rocks, and wow, you really nailed the shine! -Don

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Prairie Agate & other Badlands Stuff Sept 12, 2008 7:49:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Sept 12, 2008 7:49:40 GMT -5 Dang Puppie!!! NAILED that shine- I got some MO Lace coming out of polish this weekend- I hope you will be amazed (it has taken almost a YEAR)
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