Post by elementary on Feb 4, 2012 21:15:10 GMT -5
It was about two years ago that the clubs in my area (Ventura CA) were notified that a local dealer/rockhound had passed away and that his son was opening up his backyard for a sale.
The place - known as the Harris House - coughed up hundreds of pounds of dino bone, olden t-eggs from Zacatecas Mex, Dugway Ut, Hauser Bed CA, & Priday OR. There were Keokuk-type geodes, piles of huge Lavic jasper chunks, a crate of variscite, two buckets of Mexican fire agate, a crumbling bin of rhodochrosite, bins of quartz crystal plates, Brazilian carnelian, and cannisters of Turritella agate, Howlite, and Strawberry Onyx. Obsidian consisted of gold sheen, silver sheet, rainbow, snowflake, and tears. Petrified wood from at least four states was present. Phew....and a lot more.
The sale was the first Sat of every month and the gluttony went on for at least 8 months before it shut down. Two months ago it reopened, and though there's not much high quality material left, surprises are still found.
So - here's a shot from the third month of the sale from 2009:
Here's the place today:
At first glance, there seems to be little difference, but take a look at the pile behind the white bins, and the bins in the back center right.
Here is the find of the day - Guadalupe Poppy Jasper - alas not by me:
Here's my haul - 135 pounds - over 50 of apache tears.
You hear that Mel!!!! I think I got your tears covered for some time to come!
My daughter's haul:
And my stuff:
Assorted broken t-eggs for the kid's booth at our show and my classroom - with one I'll see if I can polish:
A piece of gold sheen that is very bright and I'm going to see if I can get my friend to knap a couple gold sheen arrowheads for me.
Turritella(WY) and Lambert Ranch Crinoid Limestone (TX)
T-eggs from Zacatecas and Dugway.
Palm Root End Cuts (CA) and quartz crystal plates (ARK)
Barite (?) nodules with red/yellow agate interiors(UT?)
Big Solid Chunk of Red Moss from ?
I'll end with a couple old photos of the place back in 2009:
And two from today:
(Yes, that's me....)
Thanks for looking,
Lowell
The place - known as the Harris House - coughed up hundreds of pounds of dino bone, olden t-eggs from Zacatecas Mex, Dugway Ut, Hauser Bed CA, & Priday OR. There were Keokuk-type geodes, piles of huge Lavic jasper chunks, a crate of variscite, two buckets of Mexican fire agate, a crumbling bin of rhodochrosite, bins of quartz crystal plates, Brazilian carnelian, and cannisters of Turritella agate, Howlite, and Strawberry Onyx. Obsidian consisted of gold sheen, silver sheet, rainbow, snowflake, and tears. Petrified wood from at least four states was present. Phew....and a lot more.
The sale was the first Sat of every month and the gluttony went on for at least 8 months before it shut down. Two months ago it reopened, and though there's not much high quality material left, surprises are still found.
So - here's a shot from the third month of the sale from 2009:
Here's the place today:
At first glance, there seems to be little difference, but take a look at the pile behind the white bins, and the bins in the back center right.
Here is the find of the day - Guadalupe Poppy Jasper - alas not by me:
Here's my haul - 135 pounds - over 50 of apache tears.
You hear that Mel!!!! I think I got your tears covered for some time to come!
My daughter's haul:
And my stuff:
Assorted broken t-eggs for the kid's booth at our show and my classroom - with one I'll see if I can polish:
A piece of gold sheen that is very bright and I'm going to see if I can get my friend to knap a couple gold sheen arrowheads for me.
Turritella(WY) and Lambert Ranch Crinoid Limestone (TX)
T-eggs from Zacatecas and Dugway.
Palm Root End Cuts (CA) and quartz crystal plates (ARK)
Barite (?) nodules with red/yellow agate interiors(UT?)
Big Solid Chunk of Red Moss from ?
I'll end with a couple old photos of the place back in 2009:
And two from today:
(Yes, that's me....)
Thanks for looking,
Lowell
