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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 5, 2013 16:29:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 16:29:20 GMT -5 Christopher can I get a hunk of rose quartz that big?

keystonecops freely admits to licking rocks Member since October 2010 Posts: 957	I want one of these Jun 5, 2013 22:04:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by keystonecops on Jun 5, 2013 22:04:23 GMT -5 That is unreal. Later Clyde

herchenx Cave Dweller Member since January 2012 Posts: 3,360	I want one of these Jun 5, 2013 22:43:25 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by herchenx on Jun 5, 2013 22:43:25 GMT -5 That is awesome Sent from my phone.
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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	I want one of these Jun 5, 2013 23:38:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Jun 5, 2013 23:38:47 GMT -5 Wonder how much it weighed complete?
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Jun 5, 2013 23:38:47 GMT -5 Toad said:

Wonder how much it weighed complete?

Hey Toad,We know quartz is 2.66 grams per cubic centimeter and from there we can calculate it! All we need is a diameter.

I messaged the dude about other stuff, if he responds I'll ask him. lol

rockpickerforever In Memoriam RIP Jean Bradley, you are forever loved Member since July 2011 Posts: 12,069	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 10:33:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 6, 2013 10:33:30 GMT -5 Duh, it says 800 lbs at the top of the video!
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johnjsgems gets rocks for Christmas Member since August 2007 Posts: 6,959	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 10:46:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johnjsgems on Jun 6, 2013 10:46:02 GMT -5 I think he meant to ask how much the rough weighed. You loose up to 50% preforming. I would like to see the saw or core drill used too.
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I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 10:56:41 GMT -5

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Jun 6, 2013 10:46:02 GMT -5 johnjsgems said:

I think he meant to ask how much the rough weighed. You loose up to 50% preforming. I would like to see the saw or core drill used too.

I agree John! I think the "saw" is actually a 7" angle grinder custom mounted to that arm. I love the white plastic shield he is using to stay dry.

The video is choppy. The best I can figure is they use one second of video at intervals of say one or five or ten minutes. You can see the shadows moving in the background.

I doubt the shpere is 800#. Rough may be 800# with a 4-500# finished piece.

rockpickerforever In Memoriam RIP Jean Bradley, you are forever loved Member since July 2011 Posts: 12,069	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 10:59:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 6, 2013 10:59:37 GMT -5 You're probably right, Scott. 800 does seem a little high for the finished sphere. They should have said 800 lb rose quartz rough FOR sphere.
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 11:20:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 11:20:19 GMT -5 redacted as parfive kicked my @ss and showed the CORRECT size/weight. Rock on Parfive!
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rockpickerforever In Memoriam RIP Jean Bradley, you are forever loved Member since July 2011 Posts: 12,069	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 11:25:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 6, 2013 11:25:24 GMT -5 Hmmm... I don't THINK it's that big, but could be?? I'm thinking at least a couple of feet.
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I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 15:01:59 GMT -5

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“These numbers are good for agate/jasper/chalcedony too!”

Sorry . . . wrong number(s).

Those numbers are good for kilograms.

Assuming perfect and uniform specific gravity, an eight-hundred-pound sphere would be just over 25” in diameter,
which is about what it looks like in the vid.

Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard,
the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand.
One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger
erases human history.

John McPhee - Basin and Range

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 15:13:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 15:13:50 GMT -5 haha, you are right! my bad!! lol ~~27" is almost exactly 800#~~
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parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,594	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 15:24:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jun 6, 2013 15:24:21 GMT -5 Approx 25.146 inches. : )
	Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard, the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand. One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger erases human history. John McPhee - Basin and Range

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 16:30:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 16:30:07 GMT -5 what are you using for density?

parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,594	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 17:24:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jun 6, 2013 17:24:26 GMT -5 Your 2.66 Keep pluggin’ away, though. You originally had the 26” at 401 (kg) That’s 884 pounds, so a 27” can hardly be “almost exactly 800#”.
	Consider the Earth’s history as the old measure of the English yard, the distance from the King’s nose to the tip of his outstretched hand. One stroke of a nail file on his middle finger erases human history. John McPhee - Basin and Range

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 19:25:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 19:25:59 GMT -5 naw, we cool. I was trying to figger out my mistake. I am usually solid with this stuff. Not today. Thanks for pointing it out!

paulshiroma has started giving rock gifts Psalm 145:1 Member since March 2011 Posts: 3,227	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 22:08:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulshiroma on Jun 6, 2013 22:08:35 GMT -5 The logistics of getting out of the ground and into the trailer must've been interesting. Shotgunner - the he say if he bought it or dug it up? Impressive piece, regardless.

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	I want one of these Jun 6, 2013 22:42:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 22:42:41 GMT -5 No indication of the origin of the stone. I googled the man's name to see where he was but no results. I was guessing he lived near that place in Georgia.

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