chinook203
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by chinook203 on Aug 26, 2010 13:13:24 GMT -5
These are all unknown, would love it if someone knows what they are to let me know! Through the light I am very intrigued with this one. Can't wait to see if it polishes. The black is more like a gunmetal black and really looks metal. I love this one. Remember, this is self collected stuff. So not the awesome color of stuff bought and the fact I had no idea what anything was. I'm having fun cutting into them! Another slab - lost some of the red and green that were in the first slab.
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 26, 2010 13:45:55 GMT -5
Did that second one get hot when you were cutting it, and produce reddish mud ? If so it could be hematite, or some other iron mineral. The rest appear to be prairie agates. Some of the prairies are very pretty stones. Where did you collect these ? In the grasslands ? Don
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chinook203
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Post by chinook203 on Aug 26, 2010 14:27:32 GMT -5
All of these were at Railroad Buttes area. It did produce a reddish stuff. Kind of like when I cut the iron ore from my house, never thought of that.
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 26, 2010 16:02:42 GMT -5
There's an old gal that goes out to Railroad Buttes regularly. She must be in her late 70's. She says she's too old to hike all over the place. She drives in as far as she can, and carries a half full 5 gallon bucket of water to the spot she wants to search. She sits on an old piece of carpet and digs an area about 6" deep, and washes every rock she digs up. She only covers a little more than a square yard in a day, but never fails to bring out a couple of Fairburns. Most folks go out there and only search the surface rocks, and come out with a few pretty prairie agates. If you go back out there and see an old gal sitting under a beach umbrella digging, say hi for me. Don
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chinook203
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by chinook203 on Aug 26, 2010 20:07:58 GMT -5
Wow....now that is some serious dedication. I hope I do see her so I can say hi. But if I do get to meet her, I will definitely say hi to her. Most of what I have is prairie agate and I have to say.......I love them. I am getting so much neat designs in these. I just love rocks with charachter, color, etc. A fairburn would be awesome. I'll never forget rock hunting in St. Louis on the river. I was told on occasion you will find a laker agate. I spend all day, picked up tons of pet woods, some jaspers, some fossils, but no lakers. I still had fun. As we were walking to the truck, about 20 foot from the truck, I looked down and as plain as anything, a gorgeous laker. You would've thought I won the lottery! It's sitting in a cabinet now. So I can imagine finding a nice fairburn!
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 26, 2010 20:30:46 GMT -5
This last June I picked up 6 Fairburns in 1 day out at Railroad Buttes. It was 2 days after a major storm, and the rain must have washed them out. I've never been that lucky before in 1 day. There are still plenty out there, but to find them you have to look over every rock in your search area. Take a spray water bottle and a loupe with you. Sometimes the "eye" of a Fairburn can be as small as a pencil eraser. I never thought to ask that old gals name. Wish I had. If you meet her, be warned, she'll talk your ear off. Don
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Post by frane on Aug 27, 2010 7:57:35 GMT -5
Those are all great and should make some wonderful cabs! Great finds! Fran
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