jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 20, 2014 20:18:51 GMT -5
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Apr 20, 2014 20:54:30 GMT -5
cool patterns. I really like the dog bone shape in the second photo.
chuck
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Apr 20, 2014 21:32:16 GMT -5
Continues to amaze!
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Post by quartz on Apr 20, 2014 22:00:53 GMT -5
That's quite a show, thanks. Seems no end to the variety of colors, we like that. Bottom two pics. got the biggest wow. Larry
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Post by jamesp on Apr 21, 2014 5:36:37 GMT -5
That's quite a show, thanks. Seems no end to the variety of colors, we like that. Bottom two pics. got the biggest wow. Larry The last 2 pics come from a short stretch of river. It takes a low skill level to collect due to the shear quantity at a small stretch of river. This is what they look like before tumbling. They are in rare little gravel bars consisting of almost all coral except a bit of oysters and other silicified fossils. The one you mentioned was heated and was a whole unbroken unit. You can see where the tumbling action exposed the yellow center after wearing thru the rind and the thin black layer. However, knowing what color the heat will produce is a lot trickier. Some are more attractive not heated. This is how they look fresh out of the river. Some are whole, some are broken. This material shows strong polyp patterns in the glare Before heat treatment after heat and a bit of per-grinding. you can pick your patterns at pre-grind by removing color layers
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Post by jamesp on Apr 21, 2014 5:43:09 GMT -5
This one from the same location. I would say heated. Looking in the glare reveals the strong polyp finger print throughout the coral at this location. Unfortunately those 'finger prints' do not silicify to various colors except on rare occasion like the do on Indonesian corals.
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Post by kk on Apr 21, 2014 7:34:57 GMT -5
Looking great. I'm looking forward to work the piece from the second picture. Just worry that the white might be on the soft side. Will still take a while till I get into your fantabolous stuff. I'm currently on catch up duty. But I think I will be able to get to give you material a run early autumn.
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Post by tkvancil on Apr 21, 2014 10:10:17 GMT -5
Always a winner. Like 'em all.
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jollyrockhound
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Post by jollyrockhound on Apr 21, 2014 11:18:43 GMT -5
Nice ones most look like an explosion of fireworks!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2014 20:31:32 GMT -5
Lots of fireworks in those polyps. I diggit.
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 23, 2014 14:51:57 GMT -5
Awesome as always James!
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Post by miander on Apr 23, 2014 16:53:10 GMT -5
James - you have the best material and luck finding your corals. I love seeing your posts!!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 5:43:48 GMT -5
James - you have the best material and luck finding your corals. I love seeing your posts!!! Thanks Mrs. M. I am all alone though. I wish their were some others posting some coral from this area. Puzzles me that the coral is not collected by many. Lapidary not as popular out this way. And every time I go hounding I have the whole place to myself. Kinda like that.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 5:46:07 GMT -5
Nice ones most look like an explosion of fireworks! Thanks jolly. Cool descrip.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 5:50:19 GMT -5
Looking great. I'm looking forward to work the piece from the second picture. Just worry that the white might be on the soft side. Will still take a while till I get into your fantabolous stuff. I'm currently on catch up duty. But I think I will be able to get to give you material a run early autumn. I am looking forward to your dentist drill's reaction to carving the coral kk. What is the hardest material you have ever carved Kurt ? The clear agate that you are carving the miner out of is usually pretty hard stuff.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 5:53:37 GMT -5
Always a winner. Like 'em all. I saw your coral and those fossil mixes including crinoids tk. The whole batch is captivating and well tumbled. Some of that fossil material is best when macro viewed. lots of interesting details in the small world.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 24, 2014 6:34:10 GMT -5
Beautiful tumbled pieces, James. It's like looking at candy in a candy jar..........hard to pick out the best & most delicious pieces!!!!
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Post by kk on Apr 24, 2014 7:05:30 GMT -5
I suppose I tried shaping ruby, pretty much at the beginning of my journey? While not exactly carving, it should count as the hardest.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 9:50:47 GMT -5
I suppose I tried shaping ruby, pretty much at the beginning of my journey? While not exactly carving, it should count as the hardest. Ruby sounds the challenge. But diamond cuts diamond. ruby is many times softer than diamond though; mohs is a logarithmic scale at best. Certainly not linear.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 24, 2014 9:58:26 GMT -5
Beautiful tumbled pieces, James. It's like looking at candy in a candy jar..........hard to pick out the best & most delicious pieces!!!! I chew them into small pieces Donnie to prepare for tumbling. Lots of vitamin C and S(silica). Rough on the crowns though. Sort of a shrimp flavor. Jerk spice does best. Sharp edges also rough on the digestive tract. Too much jerk spice will set the woods on fire, a caution.
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