FLrockhound
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 18, 2014 14:21:08 GMT -5
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 18, 2014 15:52:30 GMT -5
Here's some Agate before they go into fine grit tumble.
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Post by nowyo on Jul 19, 2014 3:08:12 GMT -5
There are some interesting rocks in there. I think you'll find that the manufacturers instructions on 1 week coarse grind, blah, blah, are kind of optimistic. I unloaded the big tumbler this evening, and some of that material will be going back in coarse (46/70) for the fourth time. keep going! Let us know how they turn out.
Russ
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Post by snowmom on Jul 19, 2014 5:15:15 GMT -5
interesting stuff! Nice that it is all similar material. Good finds! I am a beginner too, and learn by seeing what others post here, be sure to keep us posted on your progress! Everybody loves pictures on this forum.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 24, 2014 18:42:03 GMT -5
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Post by bcrockhound on Jul 24, 2014 18:45:35 GMT -5
Your favourite looks like a black hammerhead shark to me, awesome! I like seeing pictures of the process. Cool stuff there. I love the colours. Reminds me of the Tampa Bay Lightning, ha.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 24, 2014 18:55:41 GMT -5
Your favourite looks like a black hammerhead shark to me, awesome! I like seeing pictures of the process. Cool stuff there. I love the colours. Reminds me of the Tampa Bay Lightning, ha. holy jeez it does! Go bolts, maybe that why its my favorite, it matches the Lightning colors. Funny you say that because even the brown ones go well with their poopoo playing last season! been a fan since they played their first game. its been a "rocky" 20 years.
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Post by bcrockhound on Jul 24, 2014 19:22:46 GMT -5
Your favourite looks like a black hammerhead shark to me, awesome! I like seeing pictures of the process. Cool stuff there. I love the colours. Reminds me of the Tampa Bay Lightning, ha. holy jeez it does! Go bolts, maybe that why its my favorite, it matches the Lightning colors. Funny you say that because even the brown ones go well with their poopoo playing last season! been a fan since they played their first game. its been a "rocky" 20 years. Canucks fan here, jagged, boring rocky times on our end. Watched us come *this* close (in person too) and then shoot ourselves in the foot repeatedly (Ehrhoff, Hodgson, Schneider... sigh). Go Bolts in the East, hope we have something to cheer for again soon.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 25, 2014 15:00:17 GMT -5
They don't bother me as much as Detroit and Toronto, maybe next season we can get on track and not get derailed 3/4 way through the season.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 25, 2014 15:19:35 GMT -5
The first 7 pics look like silicified sediment. 8 and 9 is chalcedony botryoids I think. The black is a common color around salt water. I was able to find the petrified sediment there, the corals more of a challenge. This is one of the corals I found at New Port Richey if you don't mind
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 25, 2014 15:26:42 GMT -5
oh wow! that is really nice. Is there a method to finding such rocks, or do you just have to pick though cross fingers and slice? To me everything all looks alike on the outside for the most part.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 27, 2014 20:21:44 GMT -5
This rock just got out of the tumbler after being polished. The picture quality is poor, I need to play with the settings on my camera. More to come!
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Post by jamesp on Jul 27, 2014 21:07:53 GMT -5
The skin on silicified coral usually gives it away. The Anclote Keys were picked over as was Honeymoon. A pretty long time ago. The stuff is out there but you gotta look real close. Maybe after big storms or snorkeling. I picked thru the rock piles on the Anclotes and found a half dozen or so. They are about egg to fist size. Polyps in the skin usually.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 28, 2014 9:24:47 GMT -5
Oh alright, I've seen corals like that before. Thanks for the pic. Ill be getting a saw sometime next week so I can finally peek inside my beach finds.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 28, 2014 9:33:49 GMT -5
Oh alright, I've seen corals like that before. Thanks for the pic. Ill be getting a saw sometime next week so I can finally peek inside my beach finds. Some places I collect are just limestone in the center. Some have agatized coral in the center. You can look on ebay for examples. Photos 8+9 are barking up the right direction for sure. Fine black botryoidal chalcedony. Wish i could find that at my hunts. Superb. You are in the right area.
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 28, 2014 11:49:40 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jul 28, 2014 14:32:39 GMT -5
Here is some large corals FL. Just so you can see the skin. Always look for the pattern in the skin. These from the Withlacoocee River in Georgia. Those Tampa ones tricked me more than most though.But i saw tale tale signs in the skin that helped. Coral can be found inland from Tampa for 50 miles up and down I-75 and surrounding areas. I am not familiar w/many sites but know people whom collect it. It is much different than the Tampa Bay stuff. You will probably have to look in dredgings around Tampa. www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/sets/72157632766709687Here is a piece of petrified sediment from the Withlacoochee. It comes in shattered plates 1-4 inches thick. It can be beautiful too. It is often broken to small pieces. Look at the specks in it. That will tell you that it is petrified mud, silt, algae. Coral does not have frozen particles in it. But coral is often below it. So you may or may not find coral around the pet silt.
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 28, 2014 18:10:16 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by FLrockhound on Jul 29, 2014 13:03:16 GMT -5
Ive noticed that with the few peices of coral Ive found. Basically took a Hammer to them because I got too curious. Hopefully next week I will be able to find a saw for a good price so I can start cutting. I have a lot of the Black botryoidal that I would like to cut instead of introducing them to my BFH. If I find a lot more good pieces I will sell them or trade as rough and polished. Ill be going back in a couple days and I have my fingers crossed the recent storms have washed up some good bits.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 29, 2014 13:09:31 GMT -5
Ive noticed that with the few peices of coral Ive found. Basically took a Hammer to them because I got too curious. Hopefully next week I will be able to find a saw for a good price so I can start cutting. I have a lot of the Black botryoidal that I would like to cut instead of introducing them to my BFH. If I find a lot more good pieces I will sell them or trade as rough and polished. Ill be going back in a couple days and I have my fingers crossed the recent storms have washed up some good bits. The hammer is a great idea till you learn the rock in the area. The good thing about coral is you may find a truck load at a single excavation. Look for white chunks in the piled/graded soil. it is a rush to find a place where they unearthed a bunch. It is often packed in clay.....
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