Botryoids of many textures and colors

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 15:18:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 21, 2012 15:18:17 GMT -5 Botryoidal sections of coral psuedomorphs
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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 15:49:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Dec 21, 2012 15:49:20 GMT -5 WOW!
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bhiatt fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2012 Posts: 1,532	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 16:38:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bhiatt on Dec 21, 2012 16:38:49 GMT -5 good stuff. thanks for showing em off.
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rockingthenorth fully equipped rock polisher Member since January 2012 Posts: 1,637	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 17:28:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockingthenorth on Dec 21, 2012 17:28:21 GMT -5 Very cool stuff
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 17:40:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 21, 2012 17:40:09 GMT -5 Thanks for looking

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 18:10:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Dec 21, 2012 18:10:55 GMT -5 Man oh man, those are awesome Jim!
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Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 19:20:53 GMT -5

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I have heat treated a couple of these Brian.They react well with strange color changes.This 12 pound batch is going in the slow tumbler for a gentle rounding and then finish to polish.Next load will be cooked and then tumbled.
They look like disease,like a shortage of penicillan:>

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,822	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 20:49:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Dec 21, 2012 20:49:34 GMT -5 You find the neatest specimens!
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 21, 2012 21:13:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 21, 2012 21:13:16 GMT -5 If you post enough threads, something's got to look good Pat.

elementary fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2006 Posts: 1,077	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 22, 2012 4:21:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by elementary on Dec 22, 2012 4:21:30 GMT -5 Ugh....I feel like I touched a frog.... I'm gonna get warts... I know it... All those bumps and things... Damn amphibians.... Gosh darn purty things, though.... Lowell
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 22, 2012 10:18:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Dec 22, 2012 10:18:00 GMT -5 They must have suffered from a lack of Penicillan, Lowell:>

carloscinco fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2008 Posts: 1,639	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 30, 2012 21:06:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carloscinco on Dec 30, 2012 21:06:35 GMT -5 That's a great display. I've seen botryoidalism in agates and hematite on occasion but I've never seen a basket full of them babies. Your collections are always amazing.

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Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 31, 2012 10:33:05 GMT -5

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The Withlacoochee has psuedomorphs up to basketball size.They break easily and are in the river gravel.I just broke those up into tumbling sizesThey look like bryozoians-remember talking about putting spices on em and Pat freaked out haha your funny Carlos.She was getting sick about it haha.
You can fill up a couple of gallons in an hour or two.Crazy textures.They will have to tumble slow and easy.Apparently that is low grade opal.

itsandbits freely admits to licking rocks Member since March 2012 Posts: 825	Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 31, 2012 11:00:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by itsandbits on Dec 31, 2012 11:00:15 GMT -5 that's interesting that opal would take to heat treating too!!
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Botryoids of many textures and colors Dec 31, 2012 12:59:57 GMT -5

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I have cooked a very few of these opal linnings.I do have a dozen in the oven right now.Along with new corals from several new spots.The opal has turned deeper red and jet black.Go figure.Will be posting pics of this cook out tomorrow.This is linning without boytroids.

helens no longer being taken for granite Member since January 2012 Posts: 8,794	Botryoids of many textures and colors Jan 5, 2013 21:19:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helens on Jan 5, 2013 21:19:21 GMT -5 Ahhhhh!!! That's what I want to find:)!!!

gingerkid has started giving rock gifts 2x HOTY, Wise Dan, by Metro Member since July 2011 Posts: 3,779	Botryoids of many textures and colors Jan 9, 2013 16:29:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gingerkid on Jan 9, 2013 16:29:46 GMT -5 Any pics of the opal-lined material that you cooked that you will please post for us, James? The bytroidal material is my fave!! Gorgeous stuff fer sure!! ;D
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