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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Mar 21, 2010 8:56:47 GMT -5
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nuevomundo
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2010
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Post by nuevomundo on Mar 21, 2010 9:29:13 GMT -5
Very cool set of rocks. I don't know what all that stuff is either, but I recognize some of it; agatized coral, chrysocolla, cacoxenite in amethyst, and a few pieces that remind me a lot of Montana agate.
I'm sure other folks can provide better IDs than I can.
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Post by Toad on Mar 21, 2010 9:41:52 GMT -5
I'd call the geode a thunder egg - aren't geodes usually hollow?
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by SteveHolmes on Mar 21, 2010 9:49:08 GMT -5
Donnie, What a wonderful assortment of material and colors. That 2nd pic stuff looks like it will make some unique cabs! Toad..I'd say your correct. Steve
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Mar 21, 2010 11:01:28 GMT -5
OK, so now I now the difference in a geode & a thunder egg. Never ever too old to learn, right? Thanks, guys!! Donnie
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 21, 2010 18:39:16 GMT -5
Yep, that's a thunderegg for sure. I got 30 pounds of them....from Toad ;D lol I still have a handful that I haven't cut yet, after all this time. If I wait long enough, maybe the insides will turn to gold! Naaaa..... Great cuts!! I can't remember, do you have a cabbing machine? I see some badass cabs in there!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Mar 21, 2010 19:43:46 GMT -5
Yep, I do & yep I'm gonna make some! I am seeing that those thunder eggs have the possibility of becoming addicting. Good thing I don't have money to spend right now!
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Post by Bejewelme on Mar 23, 2010 10:08:46 GMT -5
I always thought a solid geode was a nodule, and if hollow it is a geode? Anyhow neat stuff there, the blue is probably blue quartz,and the spotted montanas. Cocaxinite in Amethyst is neat stuff
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Post by frane on Mar 23, 2010 15:31:54 GMT -5
Lots of cool cuts! I love that blue quartz! What a great color you have! Fran
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Post by drocknut on Mar 23, 2010 23:39:41 GMT -5
Lots of good stuff. I think I recognize some of them. :2cents: Pic 5 looks like Apache Gold, I'm jumping on the thunder egg bandwagon for the 3rd pic, 8 and 9 definitely look like Montana agates, 11 looks like you have a small Montana agate on the top right, I also see some jaspers and agates in the pics but don't want to stick my neck out and identify them individually...lol.
Diane
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