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Post by texaswoodie on Mar 31, 2011 9:00:13 GMT -5
A while back in one of Mel's posts we had a conversation about pocket rot wood. Some people were asking how it was formed and I thought the samples below might clarify things. When wood rots, parts of it rots before other parts, leaving kind of a honeycomb effect. When the partially rotted wood was covered in volcanic ash, the empty cells were filled with agate or jasper. In the examples below, the cells were not filled in. Instead they have a druzy quartz in them. Cut with the grain  Cut across the grain  These specimens need an acid bath to clean the druzy. Curt |
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Post by jakesrocks on Mar 31, 2011 9:05:52 GMT -5
Beautiful specimen Curt. Get her cleaned up and post pics.
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Mar 31, 2011 9:09:29 GMT -5
Holy cow, that's gorgeous. Oxalic acid bath?
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 31, 2011 9:10:48 GMT -5
Wowser! First time I've seen one that looks like that and it is freaking.....Awe-some!....Mel
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Post by snuffy on Mar 31, 2011 13:28:30 GMT -5
Dang, I know for sure, I aint got any of that in my rockpile.Wow!!
snuffy
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Post by tanyafrench on Mar 31, 2011 14:25:35 GMT -5
That is a really special piece. Are you going to display it somehow? It is like nothing I have ever seen before. Thanks so much for posting this.
Tanya
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Post by roy on Mar 31, 2011 14:32:15 GMT -5
thats the first one that i have seen like that ! cool piece for your collection
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Post by gr on Mar 31, 2011 15:00:32 GMT -5
looks like crazy lace with the lace gone lol
Nice speciman Curt.
What Don said!
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 31, 2011 15:08:31 GMT -5
That is surely a fantastic specimen, Curt!
Adrian
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 31, 2011 15:35:46 GMT -5
I like the look too. It remindes me of Hells Canyon, but with bigger rot pockets.
I've seen a lot of nice cabs cut form Hells Canyon. Do you think the larger pockets could be cabed or used (possibly flat-faced) in jewelry? Or would there be problems?
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Post by texaswoodie on Mar 31, 2011 16:25:04 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Deb I ground some to more or less cab shape and put them in the vibe, then lost interest. I suppose some interesting jewelry could be made with it but at this point I'd rather have them as specimens.  Curt |
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Post by lparker on Mar 31, 2011 18:36:16 GMT -5
Rats, I thought maybe you were going to throw them out because of the holes in them. Nice as either specimens or cabs.
Lee
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Post by rockwizz on Mar 31, 2011 18:52:10 GMT -5
First time I see one of these
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Post by rockmanken on Mar 31, 2011 20:42:51 GMT -5
Nice specimens. Like the way the druzy filled it in.
There is sponge rock here in Mo. that looks similar. Have to dig some out and compare it.
Ken
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 1, 2011 13:56:08 GMT -5
Awesome............
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