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88pathoffroad
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Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 16:23:33 GMT -5

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Post by 88pathoffroad on Jul 11, 2011 16:23:33 GMT -5

Well, it's summer time finally and I decided it was time to clear out some space between the house and garage! Woohoo? :/

I pulled out all of the buckets of un-sorted rock I've been accumulating outdoors since who knows when and started dumping, washing and sorting.
Some of these buckets were full of water and breeding mosquitoes, ugh!

The Washing Station: A mess. Too much rock-washing and tumbler-dumping! Need moar gravels!!
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Sorted jaspers: red, tan/yellow, green and multi-colored...
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Sorted petrified wood (one more full bucket not pictured), banded river agates (nodules), gravel agates (crushed chips and chunks)...
Banded/fancy colored jasper, cut and un-cut thunder eggs...there are some nice brown moss eggs in there from somewhere in Oregon...
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Unsorted rough: I don't recall bringing three full buckets of silver mine quartz sulfide vein ore home, but I sure do have that much! Damn.
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Pile 'o carnelian
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It's still not all sorted out and I believe I have about another 5 buckets worth of rock in my garage and house!

I can't decide, is that bad or good?

tanyafrench driving up their electric bill Great Grandson, Next Generation Rockhound! Member since May 2010 Posts: 2,229	Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 17:10:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tanyafrench on Jul 11, 2011 17:10:11 GMT -5 Trust me it's good. Here in Ohio you can't find pretty rocks like those. Those Carnelians are awesome. Tanya
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stonesthatrock In Memoriam RIP Ralph, you are missed Member since December 2006 Posts: 7,115	Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 18:00:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stonesthatrock on Jul 11, 2011 18:00:24 GMT -5 oh your getting so organized...... my rocks are too big, i have to use milk crates. lol mary ann
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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 20:24:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Jul 11, 2011 20:24:04 GMT -5 What happens when they all get sorted?
	Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.

snuffy
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Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 20:32:31 GMT -5

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Post by snuffy on Jul 11, 2011 20:32:31 GMT -5

Jul 11, 2011 20:24:04 GMT -5 Toad said:

What happens when they all get sorted?

After the sorting,the thrill is gone.Downer. Just got to get more buckets for more rocks.I see there are a lot of different kinds I need.Gotta go hounding!! ;D ;D

snuffy

88pathoffroad
spending too much on rocks

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Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 22:32:17 GMT -5

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Post by 88pathoffroad on Jul 11, 2011 22:32:17 GMT -5

What happens when they all get sorted?

I'll have specific places to stockpile rock instead of a mess of jumbled-together buckets! I'll know where all the goodies are that have been sitting at the bottom of a bucket for years! Well, hopefully. While I was sorting I found quite a few stunners I'd forgotten about. Now, if only I had a saw.

I can't help but think it'd be cool to build a little fountain or water feature in my yard using nothing but local red jasper or exclusively clear agates or whatever. Hehe.

Roller driving up their electric bill Member since February 2010 Posts: 2,391	Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 11, 2011 23:18:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roller on Jul 11, 2011 23:18:04 GMT -5 all that and no saw? oh my !

paulshiroma has started giving rock gifts Psalm 145:1 Member since March 2011 Posts: 3,227	Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 12, 2011 8:53:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulshiroma on Jul 12, 2011 8:53:26 GMT -5 I like the fountain/water feature idea. I think that would look really cool using a single type of stone!

Fossilman
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Sorting Day ...aka: Buckets Everywhere Jul 12, 2011 10:53:13 GMT -5

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Post by Fossilman on Jul 12, 2011 10:53:13 GMT -5

WOw,like those rocks!!!!!!!!! That carnelian really pops..........LOL,your in the same boat I'm in,all this material and no saw....I have a small tumbler(haven't used it yet),thats about it,but huge amounts of rock...LOL
Good luck on your sorting............

God,family and life.....

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