coasthunterjay
starting to spend too much on rocks
Carefull ive got a gun....and a closet full of rocks
Member since May 2009
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Post by coasthunterjay on Jun 6, 2009 11:31:00 GMT -5
Just thought ide show yah what my next tumbling batch is going to be....granted i know this isnt the tumbling page, but i thought ide post it here anyways.......went out yesterday and found all this stuff......some awesome patterns and colors....found some white also. Love this stuff......here is some more orbicular jasper(AKA poppy jasper). love this stuff....think next im going to go snorkeling on a few of the local rivers and go look in the stream beds for some slabable pieces.....see what i can find......lol Well some of you guys might be getting tired of seeing this stuff but every piece is different and so unique and well....i like it alot. Thanks for taking a look at this stuff and hope you all enjoy the pictures.....Laters, Jay
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 6, 2009 12:47:31 GMT -5
Really nice finds Jay! I never tire of seeing poppy jasper finds.From the rough look of your pieces (unless you broke it like that extracting it from matrix) I'd think you'd be tracking the float uphill as you cannot be far from the deposit. Material that is that jagged in outline has not rolled very far. That material looks just like the stuff I found weathering from the rocks up in Mariposa County. Check the area for any greenish, hematite rich andesite deposits as usually that form of orbicular material forms in veins and pockets in that kind of matrix.....Mel
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Post by MyNewHobby on Jun 6, 2009 18:15:32 GMT -5
That's poppy jasper??
I think I have a couple of pieces of that in my current vibe. I wonder!!
Very pretty!!
As always ... Julie
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coasthunterjay
starting to spend too much on rocks
Carefull ive got a gun....and a closet full of rocks
Member since May 2009
Posts: 155
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Post by coasthunterjay on Jun 7, 2009 16:35:10 GMT -5
yah mel i got this stuff fom a new spot....in the mountains....kind of came acrossed it.....i was driving along on a dirt rd and slowed down...looked at the gravel really quick and bamm.....So i got out and started looking around and it was all around...
So what yah se is what i could pick up....lol........some was plastered big boulders and little vanes......but nothing worth digging at.....i need to start taking pictures of what i find.....
very cool though.....any day my grit should be here for my tubler and im gonna through this in with some other stuff that needs some edges taken off and smoothed.
Very cool though. Jay
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Post by stonesthatrock on Jun 8, 2009 13:44:29 GMT -5
poppy jasper is so pretty and fun to look at so each piece is different. those are gonna be so pretty when they are done, i can't wait.
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Post by frane on Jun 8, 2009 20:35:34 GMT -5
That is a nice batch! They should turn out great! Fran
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