RockIt2Me
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Post by RockIt2Me on Nov 1, 2012 7:56:11 GMT -5
What a great scenic adventure!
Put me in for either box.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 1, 2012 9:52:45 GMT -5
Wow, very cool, Matt! Thanks for taking us along. That was great that you were there just in time for a fresh load.
I have to agree with jspencer, I don't think your "fossil" is one. Probably some type of sedimentary rock, with veins of some intruding SIO2, or other substance, then eroded away. Still very cool, though!
And thanks for your generosity! That looks like some really great material. Please put my name in the hat for box #2 also. Not only do I not live in WA state, but I've never even set foot there (Oregon and Idaho as close as I've come). Jean
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Post by kap on Nov 1, 2012 14:09:42 GMT -5
I would love o try some put me in for box#1 Thanks! Keith
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Post by kap on Nov 1, 2012 14:13:11 GMT -5
Also the piece you have looks a lot like angle plated quartz I find it a lot in quartz veins looking for crystals.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2012 16:11:38 GMT -5
Alisha, There is a video on the net of a guy in Australia giving a tut on cabbing opal. My son found it a year or two ago so I do not have any idea where it is. Just start googling for opal cabbing videos and it should come up.
I have slabbed for people where they send the rock to me and I slab it and keep a portion. It has worked out pretty good. Jim
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Mattatya
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Post by Mattatya on Nov 1, 2012 17:07:34 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your kind words and interest in the drawing. It is 3pm and I'm going to call the contest to an end. I have everyone's names and what box you are interested in. I'm at work but will have 2 winners called shortly. I also have a couple responses to type up in a bit to regarding the fossil looking thingy and more about the opal stone. Thanks everyone! BRB, Matt
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Mattatya
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Post by Mattatya on Nov 1, 2012 18:51:48 GMT -5
Congratulations to Box 1 winner Fatsister & Box 2 winner Drummond Island Rocks. Please PM me your address information and I'll get these sent out ASAP ;D To draw names I used a random name drawing app and input all names. The names drawn show as a screen shot on image below. Thanks again everyone, I will go through more take pics and possibly have another contest or sale soon. Cheers, Matt Sent from my SPH-D710 using proboards Attachments:
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Post by Rockhobbit on Nov 1, 2012 20:48:55 GMT -5
Congrats to both of you! Don't forget to post pics!!
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Nov 1, 2012 21:59:34 GMT -5
thanks fer the contest
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Nov 1, 2012 23:19:01 GMT -5
Congrats guys and thanks to Matt for being such a cool rocker! i want to to stowaway on his next trip like that one.
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RockIt2Me
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Post by RockIt2Me on Nov 2, 2012 14:23:58 GMT -5
Thanks so much Matt!!! I'm a weiner....er, um winner!
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Post by gr on Nov 2, 2012 15:04:38 GMT -5
Thanks Matt! and congrats to the winners!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 2, 2012 15:28:45 GMT -5
Thanks Matt, always fun to win something. Might need some advice on cabbing it.
Chuck
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Mattatya
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Post by Mattatya on Nov 5, 2012 20:01:08 GMT -5
Hey Gang, Thanks again for all your interest with the trip and give away. I didn't answer a lot of questions asked and wanted to answer what I know about common opal stone. I believe Susan (susand24224) has the most knowledge regarding this material and lives closet to the quarry. She has answered so many questions (even a surprise phone call from me when I was lost out there lol) Below is a link around tumbling tips that Susan responded to forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=tottumb&action=display&thread=56023chuck About cabing the material, I have yet to try but will be the first material I am going to work with as member Krystee in conversation has said its a great material for beginning with since its very common here in Washington. BikerRandy has posted a cab recently that he made with opal stone sent to him from Susan. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=ccabs&action=display&thread=55869&page=1electricface We would love to have you come along next time and we are looking into making another trip before the pass get to snowy or when spring begins. Some other members have shown interest in making a trip over. I would be honored if Susan would be our guide too rock hobit The quarry has been around for years and I don't know how official "Common Opal Stone" is. Susan may have a better response. I have googled and wiki'd it for hours and can only come up with what the diatomaceous earth is made from not the actual harder obsidian like rock is. Scott family also called it opal stone back in the 80's when picking it from the quarry and selling it for masonry work. Man I wish I had a photo of their house in Woodinville where they grew up. The stone work all around was the best of the best they picked with reds, purples and oranges. I may have to dry by and take a picture to show. We recently went to the family stone storage and found two pallets left of the older stuff they hand picked out of the quarry. It is very different in color then what we picked this year. @xxxalisha 91xXx Thanks for posting your link. I read through pretty much both threads and its really cool watching the adventures of identifying it. It's definitely Opal Stone and a nice piece too. There are a couple quarries in the US but the one in George WA is the most common for allowing public to pick through piles of it. They don't want anything to do with it. They just want the white stuff lol. Its really hard for me to keep up on RTH but If I get a chance I will post more pics here and on the opal board you belong too. When we were picking out the opal stone from a pile a gentlemen showed up in his truck. We saw him earlier up on the hills as we were driving by. We thought they were rock hounding for pet wood. They asked what we were doing and he looked official. We told him that the quarry lets the public come by and pick through rocks formed where they mine that they don’t use. I was scared they were going to tell us something bad but he replied. That is very nice of them and looks fun. I asked him if he was hounding. He wasn’t but he was surveying the land to rebuild it to farm growing quality. The area once was but is very desert. I asked if the quarry was closing and he said definitely not. Thank goodness! rockpickerforever and jspencer That fossil rock looking thing still has me stumped lol. I just joined a local rock club and will bring it in and see what folks may think of seeing it in person. There is droosy quartz in two of the crevices but that could be newer to the rock. I don’t know much about crystal growth to understand. @gr The photo with the boats in the picture is Lake Roosevelt a very large lake that is held up by the grand Coulee damn. The other body of water where we were camping is Columbia Gorge. This area as well as the Sun Lakes area is one of my favorite places in Washington to sight see. This area is known for having the larges waterfall in the world now called Dry Falls. I believe it is 10 times the size of Niagara Falls. If you every get a chance to visit Washing I highly suggest making a camping road trip through Sun Lakes, Columbia and Coulee damn.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 8, 2012 18:35:13 GMT -5
got my box today and all I can say is WOW. This material is very cool. My kids had a blast just examining it all (me too). Hope to get some slabbed and cabbed but each of my boys are keeping a nice chunk as shelve specimens.
Thanks again Matt for offering up such a great box of rocks. Chuck
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RockIt2Me
has rocks in the head
Sometimes I have to tell myself, "It's not worth the jail time."
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Post by RockIt2Me on Nov 8, 2012 23:35:11 GMT -5
I received my box today, too...and you spelled my name correctly. I haven't examined every rock but plan to go through it tomorrow and get some slabbed.
Thanks so much...you generosity is admirable. Nancie
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Mattatya
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Post by Mattatya on Nov 12, 2012 15:51:55 GMT -5
Thanks Nancie and Chuck for the kind replies. Have a great time working with the material and I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Matt
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Nov 13, 2012 23:31:54 GMT -5
Matt while I was digging around in some bins at the rock shop today I came across a fossil just like the one you have pictured. But nobody there had any idea what it was. It even seemed to match yours in color. It was in a pile of mixed stones.
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Mattatya
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Post by Mattatya on Nov 14, 2012 2:00:17 GMT -5
@ JSpencer, now I'm really eager to find out more on it. I was beginning to think it was just a fluke one time weird formation. I'm gonna keep digging in my books.
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