rockhound97058
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Thundereggs - Oregons Official State Rock!
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Post by rockhound97058 on Sept 1, 2013 20:30:07 GMT -5
Well it's been a long time since I've been active on this site. Seems work has taken the majority of my time! I do check in every once in awhile though just to see what's going on. Enclosed is a photo of a Thunderegg I cut yesterday 8-31-13 and is from a new location I discovered in Central Oregon. I'm calling these the Wild Iris Thundereggs. The specimen posted is by far one of the most attractive I have cut so far with the red coloring and plumes. Enjoy!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 1, 2013 20:52:09 GMT -5
That's amazing! Thanks for showing us.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 20:53:52 GMT -5
Rockin' egg & excellent photography too!
I'll take 100#!
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 1, 2013 21:06:32 GMT -5
Very, very nice. Oregon just keeps on yielding fine materials.
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rockhound97058
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Thundereggs - Oregons Official State Rock!
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Post by rockhound97058 on Sept 1, 2013 22:19:44 GMT -5
Thanks much. Typically these eggs are clear agate with inclusions of white common opal. Then to step it up a notch I get a pastel yellow agate which is a nice contrast. The red is something new though. Shotgunner - I'll keep you posted on that 100#'s ;-) Right now I only have a couple hundred on hand lol. It was late spring when I found the bed and I have to travel across 3 miles of thick brush and dry grass plains to get to the dig. I held off digging this summer due to fire risks. Hopefully if all goes well this fall, or next spring I'll have a Cat lined up to doze the bed and start pulling out some quantity in rough.
Also Thank you for the photography compliment. I have to Thank Tom Shearer for offering advice on how to achieve a good photo of stones. I'm still learning and far from anything professional, yet I'm pleased so far
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Post by helens on Sept 2, 2013 1:11:01 GMT -5
Beautiful!!!
Does it iris tho??
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rykk
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Post by rykk on Sept 2, 2013 2:01:06 GMT -5
Good gawd, that's just spectacular. Keep me posted as well. Might not need "100's" but certainly a few!. C-ya, Rick
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Post by beefjello on Sept 2, 2013 14:46:33 GMT -5
Holy crap, that's top shelf for sure!! The red fortification reminds me of what you might find in a Baker Egg. Sweet!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 2, 2013 16:53:25 GMT -5
I'll take 16,000 pounds
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Post by Pat on Sept 2, 2013 17:58:24 GMT -5
I've never seen anything like it. Made my eyes pop!
How did you take the photo? Well done.
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Sept 2, 2013 19:30:38 GMT -5
Beautiful.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 2, 2013 20:52:58 GMT -5
Totally crazy cool!!!!! Keep me on your list too,I'll buy....Holy Moly!!! Thumbs up
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Sept 2, 2013 23:05:46 GMT -5
That is one fine egg, thanks for show.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Sept 4, 2013 11:36:02 GMT -5
Nice find!
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rockhound97058
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Thundereggs - Oregons Official State Rock!
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Post by rockhound97058 on Sept 4, 2013 16:32:47 GMT -5
Thank you everyone :-) Helen afraid I never slice Thundereggs, so I will never know if they really Iris. The story behind the name. I found this deposit back in June of 2013 and when I found it, all the Wild Iris plants were in full bloom. Beautiful site :-) Pat in regard to "How did I take the Photo". Typically I use a flatbed scanner for the majority of my egg photo's. This one however I used my Canon Rebel XTI camera with a 60mm Macro Lens. I use an old photography enlarger tower to mount the camera to, and make sure both the camera and stone are perfectly level and parallel with each other. Then I use a cable release to snap the photo and a bit of editing to blacken out the surrounding area of the stone and bingo. ;-) Sorry for the external link - However I have a few more photo's of these stones on my facebook wall listed here if anyone want's to take a gander at other specimens. www.facebook.com/jason.hinkle.7/media_set?set=a.10201529342304276.1073741848.1498444597&type=3
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ash
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Post by ash on Sept 8, 2013 18:58:26 GMT -5
That is gorgeous!
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