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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2011 23:08:47 GMT -5
On the way home from a vacation in northern California, I stopped off at a rock shop seen from the highway. The place was called "Chapmans Gem & Mineral supply". While checking out their huge supply of stones I came across an incredible slab of Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper. I have never seen one this quality before, couldn't take my eyes off it. Here are some photos, it's worth going to if your in your in the area.    |
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Post by snuffy on Aug 5, 2011 23:13:19 GMT -5
Nice pics,but now I got a crick in my neck.  snuffy |
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 5, 2011 23:45:19 GMT -5
Me too!!! Did you see the price on the obsidian sphere?? Wow!!
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Post by roy on Aug 5, 2011 23:47:52 GMT -5
me three!!! that morgan hill looks awesome!
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Post by Woodyrock on Aug 5, 2011 23:48:50 GMT -5
Wow, the Morgan Hill looks fractured, I have never seen any large pieces that ere not fractured.
Woody
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Post by snuffy on Aug 5, 2011 23:48:59 GMT -5
Drill some holes in that sphere,could make a good bowling ball. ;D
snuffy
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Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 6, 2011 8:07:26 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 6, 2011 8:08:22 GMT -5
BTW, snuffy..... that would be an $8,000 bowling ball. lol
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Post by Toad on Aug 6, 2011 8:12:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the fix, Randy. Wow, some great looking stuff there. Itching to take a hammer to the morgan hill - would fill up a 12-pounder several times over... ;D
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Post by NatureNut on Aug 6, 2011 8:36:46 GMT -5
Wow, wow, wow! Are those Genies on the bottom shelf? Jo
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 6, 2011 8:40:29 GMT -5
Now that's more like it. Very solid looking hunk of MHPJ. Remember that year we met at Snyders Tony? That year someone had a huge boulder on a trailer. Must have weighed a couple thousand pounds but fractured as all get out like usual....Mel
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Post by stoner on Aug 7, 2011 0:14:44 GMT -5
Alright, where is this rock shop?
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Post by bobby1 on Aug 7, 2011 0:19:32 GMT -5
About 15 miles south of Eureka, CA
Lots of piles of rocks outside to pick through, too.
Bob
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 7, 2011 8:58:17 GMT -5
Is that anywhere near Barstow? I may be heading there in a month to work on a hospital. I'd love to check it out...or anything else down in that area. I think thta miner is cool too!
steve
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Post by bobby1 on Aug 7, 2011 11:04:02 GMT -5
Steve,
If you consider "anywhere near" as being within a quite a few hundred miles, then yes it is.
Barstow is in the south eastern part of the state, Eureka is on the north west coast.
Bob
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 7, 2011 11:11:42 GMT -5
Steve: California is one long state. Those two cities are almost 700 mile ( 12 hours ) apart *S*.....Mel
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Post by carloscinco on Aug 7, 2011 11:34:02 GMT -5
A couple of hundred miles is what we call spittin' distance in this part of the country.
:-/Unfortunately it now costs around 85 bucks to drive spittin' distance around here.
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