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Post by Woodyrock on Oct 13, 2009 21:45:40 GMT -5
Last week four of us did a collecting trip to central Orygun, and had a really great time, great weather (like no clouds), and foung lots of good rock. Here are some of the limb cast found at Camp Creek. Here's a pink one! Out of the ground now. A green one Out of the ground A view shot of Camp Creek...notice how well hunter orange shows up?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 21:46:38 GMT -5
Nice finds Woody! I'd like to go there at some point, maybe next time.
Shan
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 13, 2009 21:57:15 GMT -5
Good eye to spot those limbcats Woody! Looks like Prime hunting grounds too....and I guess it goes for both rocks and game. Glad the weather was nice for you and the hunting was good. Steve
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Post by Woodyrock on Oct 13, 2009 21:57:18 GMT -5
Shan: My big red rig has four doors. Woody
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 22:17:13 GMT -5
Woody, Oh boy! I think one of them doors has my name on it. Shan
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Post by Toad on Oct 14, 2009 6:19:34 GMT -5
Real good eyes - never would have seen the first one.
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Post by fosldog on Oct 14, 2009 8:59:19 GMT -5
Nice finds! I was up there the last week in September and found a nice hollowed half round rind about 1.5" by 6" of a pink limb, but it appears I missed a few. Last year I stumbled on a pink limb about fist sized with great detail You got to cover a lot of ground to find the nice stuff, but its always been one of my favorite places to go and try to make a trip there each spring and fall.
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Post by Toad on Oct 14, 2009 9:04:30 GMT -5
Stupid question here - is limbcast agate?
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 14, 2009 10:28:04 GMT -5
Stupid question here - is limbcast agate? It could be any mineral. A limbcast is wood that has been completely replaced by a mineral, with no cell structure left. These are agate. Nice finds Woody!! Curt
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Post by NDK on Oct 15, 2009 12:41:28 GMT -5
Very cool finds, and you have a great eye!
Nate
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Post by Woodyrock on Oct 17, 2009 0:34:08 GMT -5
To all. The weather really cooperated on this day, crispy cold morning warming fast to 65/70, slight breeze, and no clouds. This combination makes for a great collecting day. You just have to poke every wee chip you spot hoping it does not move indicating you have a big one. Lord only knows what is buried by an inch of dirt eh! Now, the trick is find the ones with iris. The first and only one cut so far does not.
Woody from Texas, thank you for explaining limb cast...I forget somethings that not everybody knows things. Woody
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 20, 2009 12:16:58 GMT -5
Yeah I didn't know what a limbcast was either, so thanks for asking Toad! LOL. Can you cab them, what do the cabs look like? Amber
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 20, 2009 12:28:30 GMT -5
makes wonderful looking cabs....... i have lots of the pinkish ones. Nice find, they look lovely.
mary ann
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Post by rocklicker on Oct 23, 2009 15:12:19 GMT -5
Nice to see where they come from! I like the green color also. I just started tumbking some limb cast. I'm pretty sure it takes an amazing polish but we'll have to wait at least 2 months becasue there's a lot of matrix to tumble off. Woody, you have great eyes to be able to see the limb cast in the first two pictures. Most would just see dirt. Steve
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