timloco
has rocks in the head
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Post by timloco on Jun 28, 2014 18:20:54 GMT -5
My ex girlfriend's father in law is an old time rock hound and former rock shop owner who has way too many rocks and was having a fire sale in his back yard - 5 bucks a pound for slabs and 2 bucks a pound for rough. I told myself after I hit the ATM I'd save enough cash to go bar hopping tonight but I guess I'm staying home :-) I don't even know what some of this stuff is really. chair #1, montana agate, bloodstone, rhodonite? bloodstone: agate: chair#2: what is this? I don't know but it's got little glittery bits in it: chair#3 chair#4, I think this is mostly jade except for one in the upper right corner, it is a silver ore slab ruff: moss agate, bloodstone...? And the pointy white stuff is my fav, tube agate And this is the *best*, a huge chunk of that tube agate:
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 28, 2014 18:27:23 GMT -5
Nice score! Little bit of everything there. All kinds of good stuff. The glittery purple stuff looks like lepidolite....Mel
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 28, 2014 19:11:16 GMT -5
Nicely done. I think I'll go have a beer to celebrate for you.
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timloco
has rocks in the head
Member since April 2012
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Post by timloco on Jun 29, 2014 9:38:29 GMT -5
lepidolite, cool! Thanks for the id.
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deserthound
spending too much on rocks
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Post by deserthound on Jun 29, 2014 12:00:35 GMT -5
you have a great eye for sure, some amazing good looking stuff there. thanks for sharing.
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 29, 2014 14:40:41 GMT -5
SCORE!!! Liking the Montana's and Jade....
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Post by Toad on Jun 29, 2014 14:43:32 GMT -5
Great looking stuff. Really like the bloodstone and that chunk of Hawkseye.
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miander
spending too much on rocks
Searching for the shop of my dreams...
Member since November 2013
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Post by miander on Jun 29, 2014 15:52:35 GMT -5
Lucky! It seems like all the stuff comes from the old timer hounds...
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Post by snowmom on Jul 1, 2014 6:33:42 GMT -5
what a haul! rainbows of rocks, wish people had sales like that near me!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 1, 2014 7:19:02 GMT -5
Great finds, congrats!
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panamark
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2012
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Post by panamark on Jul 1, 2014 8:05:53 GMT -5
Can you post a closer picture of the VERY purple little piece that is on Chair #2 (you can see it on the pic where you ask what the glittery pink stuff is)? I would like to know what this purple stuff is. Thx.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Jul 6, 2014 10:55:17 GMT -5
Now THAT is an amazing group of stones. Nice haul! That tube agate specimen is way cool. Looks like you scored some Youngite too!
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