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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 6, 2014 19:14:16 GMT -5
I have been viewing everyone's location and trip pics. So much so that I did a quick collecting trip a few days ago: The walk is only about a 1/4 mile to the first available stop. One of the clues we use here is to find a spot not totally buried in snow: Then crawl under a frozen, under-cut bank: Here is one chunk. It was frozen in and required hammering with a neighboring rock to get it loose.
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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 6, 2014 20:11:07 GMT -5
Here is a silent (camera malfunctioned) vid. of another collected piece that I have not cut into yet. Might jump on it over the weekend. Just click on the pic and it will take you to Photobucket and play.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 8, 2014 0:10:25 GMT -5
Awesome! that's some hard-core rockhounding right there. What kind of rocks were you after?
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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 8, 2014 7:58:32 GMT -5
There is some super low-grade geodes there but the real target is some with copper inclusions.
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Post by Tommy on Feb 8, 2014 15:59:20 GMT -5
Ahh, very cool. I'd love to see some photos when they thaw out enough to cut haha.
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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 8, 2014 17:13:00 GMT -5
In the saw now. Neat looking' material but highly fractured. We have very severe freeze-thaw cycles here. Pics soon.
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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 8, 2014 17:36:37 GMT -5
Here is a fractured example of what I was looking for…(No fractures and copper inclusions is the real target.) Slabbin' it: A little deeper into it.
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Post by nowyo on Feb 9, 2014 1:52:32 GMT -5
Nice stuff. Good on you for getting out in less than ideal conditions.
Russ
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jollyrockhound
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Post by jollyrockhound on Feb 9, 2014 21:43:40 GMT -5
Looks very cold.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 10, 2014 17:32:54 GMT -5
Wishing this snow would just leave here too! Nice finds
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