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Post by gr on Nov 10, 2010 16:09:39 GMT -5
All these pics were taken at Jim Grey's Petrified wood co. in Holbrook Az. Enjoy A few geodes in the 4" to 8" range. All are very solid From a different angle Other pics from his yard area- Banded Rhyolite Green quartz cut picture sandstone about a ton of slag glass in 3/4" to 2" pieces I like the pink color of this piece. I think the pink color is caused by manganese. I have a few pieces of pink but it's kind of scarce. This piece is 2' x 7' and is just spectacular. It has a five figure price tag.
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Post by tanyafrench on Nov 10, 2010 17:43:31 GMT -5
My goodness Gary, I am assuming he sells all these rocks, geodes and slabs. That would have to be a great place to look around. Did you take home some of those geodes?
Tanya
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Post by gr on Nov 10, 2010 18:28:13 GMT -5
Tanya, not yet but I will when I have a little more time to look a little closer and pick out what I hope would be some good ones.
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Post by tanyafrench on Nov 10, 2010 20:01:19 GMT -5
Well, when you get some I want to see the inside.
Tanya
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Post by gr on Nov 10, 2010 20:10:13 GMT -5
Ok, I'll have to find one the 10" saw will cut and I'll post
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Post by rockrookie on Nov 10, 2010 20:25:35 GMT -5
WOW !! that looks like a fun place to be !! --paul
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Post by snuffy on Nov 10, 2010 21:00:28 GMT -5
Man, thats a great place, but I'm sure glad it aint close to me. Be a hell of a lot broker than I am.
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Post by wyobrian on Nov 10, 2010 21:30:29 GMT -5
Holy Crap are there any geodes left in the WILD Boy would that be fun to look through ;D ;D Brian
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 10, 2010 23:16:31 GMT -5
Wow that's a lot of rock but id they're solid, they're nodules not geodes. Has to be hollow to be a geode.....Mel
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 11, 2010 0:08:02 GMT -5
Been there! Amazing place, it's like a rock supermarket. I took two geodes from that pile. Thanks for refreshing the memories.
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Post by gr on Nov 11, 2010 6:57:56 GMT -5
Mel I agree. That is what the shop is selling them as though. The second pic has the sign laying down and you can barely make out geodes $2.00 a Lb. The yard guy said that a few were hollow...
Gary
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Post by turnedstone on Nov 11, 2010 7:13:44 GMT -5
I have been to rock shops all over the U.S. and that one is by far my fav. of them all his logs are incredible.George
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Post by Toad on Nov 11, 2010 11:49:34 GMT -5
Sigh, someday...
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 11, 2010 12:46:56 GMT -5
ralph and i stopped there also on our last trip........ wow i had no idea he had all that in the back. It was raining so hard we didn't even get outside. maybe thats a good thing. lol mary ann
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Post by catmandewe on Nov 11, 2010 22:55:30 GMT -5
Oh I wanna go I wanna go!
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Post by chromenut on Nov 12, 2010 1:33:25 GMT -5
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Post by chromenut on Nov 12, 2010 1:34:29 GMT -5
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Post by Roller on Nov 12, 2010 1:45:11 GMT -5
dayumn did see the size of that chicken? ?? I maen tabletop?
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Post by johnjsgems on Nov 12, 2010 10:34:27 GMT -5
Lots of rock. For the record, manganese is black.
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Post by frane on Nov 12, 2010 20:23:56 GMT -5
:drool: :drool: Oh, I would be so poor if I was even a little close to that place! That is a wonderland! Fran
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