lparker
fully equipped rock polisher
Still doing too much for being retired!
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Post by lparker on Sept 16, 2009 17:52:41 GMT -5
from a guy in Texas. A bunch of agates and jaspers that are "rough tumbled"...tumbled enough to show a window in most of the rocks. I only opened a couple of them so far <and didn't take any pictures> YET. Some of the stuff is almost drool-worthy. Pictures coming in the next couple days.
Lee
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Post by Toad on Sept 16, 2009 18:01:33 GMT -5
Tease!
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lparker
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Post by lparker on Sept 16, 2009 18:56:37 GMT -5
All right, all right.............. The first two pictures are of larger tumbles. Shot wet. Each pic = 2 frbs.   The next one is a pic of two out of the 3 frb of smaller better tumbled rocks. The other box is similar so I didn't shoot it.  All in all, about 140lbs of rock, some of which I will slab and cab and the rest tumble more. Lee |
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Post by Toad on Sept 16, 2009 19:01:02 GMT -5
Looks like a great variety. Nice find.
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Sept 16, 2009 20:20:19 GMT -5
You're like the ant hoarding supplies for the winter. It must give you a warm fuzzy to know you have pile of great looking rocks waiting for you to pick them.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 17, 2009 11:37:25 GMT -5
LOL, I was going to say "thanks for the tease" and then I saw Toad's reply. Looks like a ton of awesome variety, those should keep you busy for a while. Cool stuff!  |
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karock
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Post by karock on Sept 17, 2009 21:05:51 GMT -5
Nice find, great variety. Are you prepared for the challenge of deciding where to start?
Karock
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lparker
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Post by lparker on Sept 18, 2009 6:23:58 GMT -5
Igotta start by buying a new blade for my work force  Those geodes I cut a while back wore the last one out pretty much. My wife separated the smaller ones (all three boxes) into quartz, non-quartz, fluorite, and interesting rocks. She found a couple ammonites and other fossils. It had a bunch of rose quartz, some rutilated quartz, and a few pieces of tourmalinated quartz. I'll probably take the easy way out and run the small stuff through my vibe with AO polish. Lee |
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Post by frane on Sept 19, 2009 7:11:50 GMT -5
Now that is a lot of rock! Most of it looks great to and already started to a point really helps.
I would have a hard time getting started with that much, trying to figure out what to do first!
Have fun and I am looking forward to your results!
Fran
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lparker
fully equipped rock polisher
Still doing too much for being retired!
Member since March 2008
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Post by lparker on Sept 22, 2009 10:17:28 GMT -5
I put the smaller colored rock through a borax burnish in my vibe. Looks pretty good.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Sept 24, 2009 18:45:23 GMT -5
and you didn't buy them all from me?  ? lmao nice haul. mary ann |
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Post by moondragon on Sept 24, 2009 20:48:52 GMT -5
Wow nice rocks:) How long do you think that will keep you occupied? Till spring? lolol
I would just put them all around me like leaves and look at and touch each one.
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Those geodes I cut a while back wore the last one out pretty much. My wife separated the smaller ones (all three boxes) into quartz, non-quartz, fluorite, and interesting rocks. She found a couple ammonites and other fossils. It had a bunch of rose quartz, some rutilated quartz, and a few pieces of tourmalinated quartz.
