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Post by nowyo on Oct 12, 2013 21:49:17 GMT -5
The wife and I managed to get out looking for rocks a couple of times in September. Sorry for the poor quality pictures, but whenever I had a little extra time it was either dark or raining. Here's our batch of wood from one Sunday afternoon. This is the most interesting piece, it's nearly fist sized. We've found smaller pieces like this but this is the largest. Opposite side of the same piece. This is all found in Eocene outwash gravels, with some fairly plain jaspers and some agatized material. We plan to keep looking, and with any luck find a decent amount of this stuff. I'll get some pictures of the wood we typically find.
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Post by roy on Oct 13, 2013 9:47:34 GMT -5
nice finds the wood seams to have good color
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Post by Peruano on Oct 13, 2013 11:25:11 GMT -5
Careful. Wood is quite habit forming. That special piece seems to have some red, yellows, and browns which often contribute to nice slabs or slivers when you cut it up. There are lots of colors of wood, but when you get those mixtures reflecting both the structure of the wood, and the way that it fossilized, you are into a special world of color, contrast, and abstract beauty. Enjoy the finds. Tom
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 14, 2013 7:23:14 GMT -5
Nothing better than petwood..That last one really "POPS"!
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Post by pghram on Oct 14, 2013 10:19:23 GMT -5
Nice finds, that last one is a very nice specimen.
Rich
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Post by nowyo on Oct 14, 2013 13:23:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments. Once the weather clears up we'll get out and look for some more of this stuff.
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