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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 27, 2014 19:31:58 GMT -5
Most of these could be considered Lake Huron finds but a couple are from inland areas. Kinda funny but me and my wife kayaked out about 2 miles for most of these and when we got back my son had two rocks that were better then anything we had found and he just got them out of our neighbors gravel pit. The backhoe was in there working at the time so he had fresh pickings. My BIG find from the weekend will be in its own post when I get all my pics together. The real nice one in the center and the one at far right are my sons finds. And as a continuation of some of Snowmoms posts here are some "other" non pudding stone Lake Huron finds. I might cut one of these but I only grabbed them as landscaping rocks. I think I'll cut this one just for fun thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on May 27, 2014 20:38:54 GMT -5
That small one is a beauty! I found a few nice, but small ones over the weekend too. I'll post pictures after I slice 'em up.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 27, 2014 21:05:29 GMT -5
That small one is a beauty! I found a few nice, but small ones over the weekend too. I'll post pictures after I slice 'em up. thanks rob. my son will not let me cut that one. he left it on a shelf at the cottage to keep it safe from the saw. chuck
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Post by 1nickthegreek on May 27, 2014 21:41:53 GMT -5
Looks great Chuck!! I just got my very first Pudding Stone in the mail today and am in love with it to the point that I really don't want to slab it up just yet LOL What defines a Puddie? Is it just a conglomerate that contains agates and jasper, or something totally different??
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Post by Fossilman on May 27, 2014 22:21:09 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 28, 2014 5:13:46 GMT -5
Looks great Chuck!! I just got my very first Pudding Stone in the mail today and am in love with it to the point that I really don't want to slab it up just yet LOL What defines a Puddie? Is it just a conglomerate that contains agates and jasper, or something totally different?? Here's the local definition of the pudding stones we find in this area. There are many other types from other locations. Puddingstone Jasper Conglomerate, locally known as PUDDINGSTONE finds its beginnings in the Huronian Period of the Proterozoic Era, an estimated billion years ago. During this time great amounts of sediment that came from erosion from older rocks were deposited in large bodies of water. The different hues of red jasper pebbles were deposited in small parts over an east west band about fifty miles in size that lays mainly in Ontario, but touches a small area of the Upper Peninsula. Sandstone under the weight of later sediments formed the grains becoming sand conglomerates. Erosion and weathering uncovered loose fragments and great masses were moved by the Labrador portion of the continental sheets. The Puddingstone got its name from the British settlers that were stationed at area Forts like that found on Drummond. It is so named because the English believed it looked like boiled suet pudding with berries. The one you see below is an example of a Jasper Conglomerate. Puddingstones can be found as small as a pebble and larger than a dump truck! They can be found along the shores of Drummond in our forests and anywhere earth has been turned. Drummond is known as the Gem of the Huron and at the center of her crown is the Puddingstone.
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Post by mibeachrocks on May 28, 2014 7:44:40 GMT -5
Nice haul. I cannot wait to see some of those sliced up.
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Post by 1nickthegreek on May 28, 2014 15:11:11 GMT -5
Looks great Chuck!! I just got my very first Pudding Stone in the mail today and am in love with it to the point that I really don't want to slab it up just yet LOL What defines a Puddie? Is it just a conglomerate that contains agates and jasper, or something totally different?? Here's the local definition of the pudding stones we find in this area. There are many other types from other locations. Puddingstone Jasper Conglomerate, locally known as PUDDINGSTONE finds its beginnings in the Huronian Period of the Proterozoic Era, an estimated billion years ago. During this time great amounts of sediment that came from erosion from older rocks were deposited in large bodies of water. The different hues of red jasper pebbles were deposited in small parts over an east west band about fifty miles in size that lays mainly in Ontario, but touches a small area of the Upper Peninsula. Sandstone under the weight of later sediments formed the grains becoming sand conglomerates. Erosion and weathering uncovered loose fragments and great masses were moved by the Labrador portion of the continental sheets. The Puddingstone got its name from the British settlers that were stationed at area Forts like that found on Drummond. It is so named because the English believed it looked like boiled suet pudding with berries. The one you see below is an example of a Jasper Conglomerate. Puddingstones can be found as small as a pebble and larger than a dump truck! They can be found along the shores of Drummond in our forests and anywhere earth has been turned. Drummond is known as the Gem of the Huron and at the center of her crown is the Puddingstone. Thank you for the information, Chuck. I also got a slab with a beautiful agate the size of a quarter and a bunch of smaller agates in the stone, does Puddingstone need stabilized before working it, or is it safe to just start polishing a cab and pray that the matrix will hold together??
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 28, 2014 15:15:24 GMT -5
[/quote]Thank you for the information, Chuck. I also got a slab with a beautiful agate the size of a quarter and a bunch of smaller agates in the stone, does Puddingstone need stabilized before working it, or is it safe to just start polishing a cab and pray that the matrix will hold together?? [/quote]
I have never had an issue with the stuff we get around here. If you are cabbing it you will find out that the different hardness of all the separate components make it a challenge. The matrix will eat away extremely fast while the Jasper can be tough as nails.
Chuck
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 18:43:07 GMT -5
Chuck you should cut the granite cobble bottom of the top pic. I'll bet it's special.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 28, 2014 20:35:45 GMT -5
Chuck you should cut the granite cobble bottom of the top pic. I'll bet it's special. I am confused Scott. The top photo is all pudding stones. There is a piece of granite in the bottom of the third photo. Chuck
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 20:37:12 GMT -5
My bad Chuck. I meant this one: Bottom rock.
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Post by snowmom on May 29, 2014 16:44:43 GMT -5
egad I love the conglomerates! I think that is some porphyritic rhyolite there with the big piece of porphyry... some of the conglomerates/breccias/tillites are confusing because they seem to cross over the line from one category to the next. That nice red and black one with the calcite veins that you said you wanted to cut is an example... what would you call that one? Don't forget to show us what you do with them all!
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