darstcreek77
has rocks in the head
Member since April 2011
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Post by darstcreek77 on Dec 11, 2011 9:20:37 GMT -5
has anybody ever been to these ranchs or places to hunt rocks ?
Love ranch
Agua Fria ranch
Stillwell ranch
Tessman Farm
H D House ranch
Cunningham Ranch
Villareal ranch
Helms Ranch
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darstcreek77
has rocks in the head
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Post by darstcreek77 on Dec 11, 2011 9:48:04 GMT -5
Sorry these are all in Texas
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 11, 2011 10:11:48 GMT -5
I went to Stillwell. Great moss agates and most dense pet wood I have ever found. One piece of moss was so nice I slabbed it and put $20 a slab on it not caring if anybody else liked it or not. It spretty fast if that is any indication. The best material was out a road leading through a gate by the office. Turn left towards a water tank on a little hill. We parked by the tank and collected around there. It was $.50 per lb. when we were there and RV park was really cheap too. It is really close to Big Bend National Park which is worth a visit while in the area.
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riverbendlapidary
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Jan 12, 2012 17:46:05 GMT -5
Aqua Fria area has alot of petrified wood, not sure about current access.
Stillwell - Rio Grande material agate / jasper / wood / fossils plus some banded agate that looks like a cousin to laguna
Tessman - Falls City - Lots of wood plus the golden wood. Last I hear they were under lease to oil exploration and not letting anyone out, but that may have changed.
House Ranch - Three Rivers- Mr. House still lets people go out, message me for his #
Love, Cunningham, Villareal, Helms - never heard of those, do you know anything about them?
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