rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Apr 4, 2009 23:38:41 GMT -5
The other day I took a good friend of mine to a sweet little spot I found for Opalized wood in Washington State. I first found a small limb about 1.25" in diameter and about half way digging this out, my large pick made a great ringing sound when I hit a larger log section! Awesome score it was... The small limb measures about 2.5 foot in length - was broken in several pieces but I glued it back... The larger one came out in several pieces as well and measures about 3foot long. On a sad not the large piece is a "round" however it's a deformed piece... Almost like it was crushed.... regardless I had a blast ;D |
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Apr 4, 2009 23:45:51 GMT -5
nice sized pieces, be sure and post some pics once you have washed them off!
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 5, 2009 0:22:46 GMT -5
Jason:
Nice find, looks like you are up in Horse Heaven, but irregardless of where, that is a nice find, and close to the road to boot.
Woody
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Post by Bejewelme on Apr 5, 2009 7:19:45 GMT -5
WOW,
You had a great find, that opalized wood makes s really nice cab!! Looks like several from that!
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Post by texaswoodie on Apr 5, 2009 8:01:56 GMT -5
Nice chunk of wood! Sometimes the geologic process will squash the wood before it has a chance to fossilize. Palm wood logs are most often found as ovals instead of round logs.
Curt
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drjo
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Post by drjo on Apr 5, 2009 8:18:39 GMT -5
Sweet find! I went out digging in the sand here and just found more sand  Dr Joe . |
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Apr 5, 2009 15:47:07 GMT -5
Sweet find! I went out digging in the sand here and just found more sand Dr Joe . There can be some cool stuff in sand too if you look close enough...a geologist here in Wyoming recovered 13,000 carats of gem quaility peridot from the sand from two anthills....   |
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Post by frane on Apr 5, 2009 18:36:21 GMT -5
That is really cool wood! It is so much better when you are able to find them yourself!
Fran
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Apr 5, 2009 21:19:55 GMT -5
WOW,
You had a great find, that opalized wood makes s really nice cab!! Looks like several from that! Well if people wanted to try some of the wood for cabbing... I'd fill some flat rate boxes... I don't have a huge supply of it, and it's a pain in the rear to dig at times due to the pillow basalt and clay..... How does a RTH special of $0.75 cents per pound sound. It's highly opalized material and is very tempermental to heat... So wet sanding or diamond would be best.... It has good color and pattern for grain, but does fracture easily. I'm sure it would cut great cabs, as it does cut and polish well and I have arrowheads made from it. If your interested feel free to contact me rockhound@netcnct.net Thanks! Jason   |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 6, 2009 0:59:02 GMT -5
What a nice find! I like the way you hold it in your arms, as it would be a baby! Adrian |
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Apr 8, 2009 13:54:40 GMT -5
Jason, is your last name Hinkle? as in Hinkles rock shop . As in " I used to have a ton of obsidian for sale? if so how ya been? if not then I dont know what your talking about  |
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DeanW
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Post by DeanW on Apr 16, 2009 10:20:40 GMT -5
Great find! There are localities in Nevada, Oregon and Idaho (more I'm sure too) where the opalized and agatized wood got squashed during the fossilization process. Specimens from Cherry Creek and Hubbard Basin both show it well.
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Post by SteveHolmes on Apr 16, 2009 21:27:02 GMT -5
Heck Ya Jason! Nice Score. I love that 1st picture...and of course The 'cradle the baby in my arms' pose!
Steve
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Apr 16, 2009 22:42:37 GMT -5
Dang I've been had! LOL - Just kidding.... But yes it is me the same feller. Things have been going great... Busy as heck (work related, not rocks).... Still waiting on the snow to melt so I can take off and dig Thundereggs. Been working long hours trying to save up some extra cash to buy a tent trailer for this years digging season.
So how have you been?
Jason
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2009 0:41:27 GMT -5
Jason, Thought I recognized you.......saw you up at Richardsons.  Shannon |
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muleshoejoe
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Post by muleshoejoe on Apr 17, 2009 9:16:24 GMT -5
Great find! There are localities in Nevada, Oregon and Idaho (more I'm sure too) where the opalized and agatized wood got squashed during the fossilization process. Specimens from Cherry Creek and Hubbard Basin both show it well. Dean do you know where the Cherry Creek location is at? I have tried to find the area but no one seems to have any info on the general area. There are a few Cherry Creeks in Nevada. I have been to Hubbard Basin but would love to find some Cherry Creek wood. MSJ |
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DeanW
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Post by DeanW on Apr 20, 2009 13:08:02 GMT -5
MSJ: I sure wish I knew where the Cherry Creek locale is. I too have tried a couple of times with no luck.
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muleshoejoe
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Post by muleshoejoe on Apr 21, 2009 17:17:13 GMT -5
Bummer. I thought I might finally have cracked the nut. Oh well, half the fun is in the hunt trying to find that elusive critter. Thanks anyway Dean. MSJ
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Gotta lick those rocks to see if they shine!!
