h2otech
having dreams about rocks
Member since May 2007
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Post by h2otech on Jun 15, 2011 18:55:44 GMT -5
Where does the best of this material come from ? Thanx....Jim
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jun 15, 2011 20:51:32 GMT -5
Washington & Oregon. Africa, South America. and a lot of other locations.....
Though from what i have seen and dug for , SweetHome Oregon, just east of Aberdeen, Washington on the river, (SP) Chalise river, 12 miles.
Rare to fine t true Blood red from Brazilian agate. our i have yet to find one in a 4 ton lot i have.......
Just my feeling..... you`l find red carnelian agate a lot in the world. i have seen a lot heat treated material JUNK...
Jack
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 15, 2011 21:10:53 GMT -5
Might want to check with the BLM before hitting places in Washington. A lot of the best spots have been closed to rock hunting, due to greedy people digging holes along sensitive salmon breeding streams, and messing up the water.
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jun 15, 2011 23:42:01 GMT -5
Don;
That would be Lucas creek, Washington. Weyerhaeuser timber had the gate locked on the area. Because people dug the river banks muddying the river, and killing seedlings. BLM.
Another area By Castle rock Washington
The same has happened on Chandler Mt Sweethome Oregon.
Roger Mt Scio Oregon shut down for the same reason - un-safe digging a tunneling.
Jack
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Digforcrystals
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2008
Posts: 351
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Post by Digforcrystals on Jun 16, 2011 7:34:45 GMT -5
Actually, in terms of plentiful, big, glassy fracture-free pieces, Paint Rock Agate and Carnelian might be the best. Sporting an actual red color and even saturation, this to me is a lot prettier than the wierd orangey & yellow colors that some call carnelian. For lots of pictures of of true red carnelian from this occurrence, have a look at this page: www.digforcrystals.com/paintrockagate.html A teaser photo:  |
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jun 16, 2011 10:00:57 GMT -5
 By lapidary at 2011-06-16 Brazilian agate and local carnelian, The two under the hand pick handle.  By lapidary at 2011-06-16 Chandle Mt. Sweethome, Oregon  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16 By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2011-06-16  By lapidary at 2009-11-23  By lapidary at 2009-11-23  By lapidary at 2011-06-16 The wagon was a 2-Door Chevy. 348-Hp, LT-1 350. 4- Sp. M-21. to slow, I did a up-grade. this is a real USGS, government survey car, used in the late 50s. i found it locally, For 350.00 in 1974. The hood fins were cut down, To keep from poking hole in maps. It had a inline 230 - or 235, 6 cylinder. seventeens rock hound partner. Some of the Carnelian was collected in this car then.. Now this is West Coast material. From the rotten Basalts that are 70% Silica. And hemaite rich iron basalt. A lot of the material was still forming in the strata i dug it out of. Jack |
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jun 16, 2011 10:05:31 GMT -5
forgot this comment.
Car-nelian Red paint job. Earl Shive Paint, Their 5 degrees below Macco, First Job spray painter, House`, 1977 Car painter for Macco. in Salem Oregon
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