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Post by Woodyrock on Sept 26, 2012 2:00:00 GMT -5
Here are a few shots of our last weeks dig at Glass Buttes. It took two of us three hours to dig the big one out, and it turned out to be a whole years quota for Glass Buttes obsidian. The material on the tail gate is just the stuff was in the way of of the big one. This was all four pound hammer, and chisel work only using the shovel to remove the waste from chiseling. The shade in the hole was good since the air temperature was 95. Woody Just starting In the hole Still in the hole On the sled The other Lace
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Post by herchenx on Sept 26, 2012 2:17:21 GMT -5
Dang that is awesome!
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Post by keystonecops on Sept 26, 2012 5:08:34 GMT -5
Ya got a big nuff saw LOL That there was some serious diggn. Later Clyde
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Post by NatureNut on Sept 26, 2012 6:59:50 GMT -5
Woody, what do you do with all these amazing sled sized boulders you find? You must have the coolest rock garden in the country! ;D Jo
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Post by Toad on Sept 26, 2012 7:48:12 GMT -5
NIce! When do we get to see the cleaned up pieces?
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Post by itsandbits on Sept 26, 2012 9:38:08 GMT -5
wish I had eyes like yours to be able to see where to dig; all I find is more mountain!
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Post by Don on Sept 26, 2012 10:32:06 GMT -5
my eyes hurt just looking at that hole in the ground. I did some obsidian digging a few years ago and got a face full of obsidian dust...not fun. nothing like the pain of obsidian shards scraping across your eyeballs.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 26, 2012 19:11:32 GMT -5
Damn, obsidian all over the place!! Cool haul
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Post by SteveHolmes on Sept 26, 2012 19:32:11 GMT -5
Most of us hunt rocks...Woody hunts BOULDERS! I hope to see pics after it's all cleaned up. And how much did that chunk weigh?? Thanks for sharing your pics....it's cool seeing the progression of a hard dig. steve
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Post by rockhound97058 on Oct 7, 2012 0:35:35 GMT -5
Woody looks like the hole I was working back in June... When I quit digging I stopped at about 6.5 feet deep! Within a few hours I came home with 1900 pounds of lace. Largest piece was around 130 pounds. Before the weather turns nasty, I need to head back down and get some pumpkin obsidian... That's another spot with large pieces.
Also for those of you who question my weight take home... There is no such thing as a quota at Glass Buttes. I talked with the district geologist (who I deal with on my claims). They state 250 pounds per person per..... That's the loophole. The official BLM-Forest Service papers do not state what the per xxx is. So could be per second, day, year, lifetime. There-for I was informed "if" they ever stopped you for overweight they cannot legally enforce anything due to thier papers.
Now to clarify my end... Due to the distance I have to drive to the Buttes I usually make one large load every other year or two. Not greedy on my take home... Just making my trips worthwhile ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2012 19:38:11 GMT -5
Before the weather turns nasty, I need to head back down and get some pumpkin obsidian... That's another spot with large pieces. Pumkpin obsidian? You've got my attention Is it like mahogany but no black? Or is it really as orange as the images I see online? I want some!
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Post by rockhound97058 on Oct 7, 2012 20:23:26 GMT -5
Yeah the pumpkin is typically a mahogany-ish/orange color. Solid opaque obsidian. Once in awhile you'll get a tint of black mixed in. Pretty material! - I have some finished arrowheads made from it.. Will try and get a picture for display!
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Oct 7, 2012 21:46:24 GMT -5
I've been chatting with the wife and watching a you tube of some guy digging huge pieces out of the ground.... he ruined as much as he took in my opinion... but being as I have never dug the stuff I guess it can't be helped when trying to get the bigger pieces out of the ground.
anyways... we have decided to start planning our next trip rockhounding and Glass Buttes may be our next stop.... bit of a drive from Florida though... not sure how dependable the minivan is gonna be to get there... but where there's a rockhound needing obsidian, there is a way!!!
very cool rocks you got there , very jealous!!
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Post by Woodyrock on Oct 9, 2012 1:19:46 GMT -5
Jason: this was a hole I dug in March, and it was not much bigger from then. We left it open, like BLM wnats us to do at the Buttes, so the next digger will not have to remove any backfill. Dad-Os: We see a lot of ruined obsidian at the Buttes from idiots beating it with steel hammers and heavy picks. The idea is to dig between the obsidian to remove the material. When the ground is dry, this means digging with a four pound hammer, and a big chisel. Occasionally, you are going to spall a piece even being careful.
Pumpkin obsidian used to be called Cinnamon obsidian because of the small flecks of black in a brown base then id became Pumpkin pie, and now just plain Pumpkin. Of all the obsidians, Pumpkin flakes the best of all of them...mu opinion of course.
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Post by mohs on Oct 9, 2012 15:22:57 GMT -5
glass in the hole ! serious digging great pictures ! oYeah Ed
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