transcendental
spending too much on rocks
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Post by transcendental on Aug 12, 2014 8:01:34 GMT -5
Took me a bit to get the pics and upload them. Wish I took pics there but would have been a hastle and I didn't want to be asked to leave for not asking permission to take photos. Best I have is pics of my purchases, so here goes: Azurite and malachite from tangshan mines, China  This one reminded me of a tiny forest and its covered in tiny double terminated quartz. Conicalcite from mina la ojuela, mapimí, durango, mexico  Fossil shark vertebrae from charleston harbor, S. Carolina  Some little herkimers  And a hunk of copper  Thanks for looking  |
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Post by gingerkid on Aug 12, 2014 21:32:16 GMT -5
Enjoyed your pics of your show scores, transcendental! Did you make specimen cards for your purchases? |
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 12, 2014 22:27:53 GMT -5
No I just hurriedly jotted the info down on the back of the business cards I got at the tables I bought them. The last 3 pics will end up as pendants and the copper maybe a tree base if I can do one small enough. I should have gotten another of the vertebrae, I want one for my collection lol. I will be emailing the guy I bought it from looking for another once I get paid again.
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Post by snowmom on Aug 13, 2014 7:08:58 GMT -5
those are all beautiful! the first one looks like a fantasy!
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 13, 2014 8:35:01 GMT -5
It's much nicer in person ...they all are. The azurite is crystal form and sparkles and the malachite is velvety, it makes for nice contrast aside from the color contrast. I'm glad I set a spending limit before I went in there or i would have left with a lot more than I did lol. They had some really nice cavansite and dioptase.... Neither of them are cheap
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Post by 150FromFundy on Aug 13, 2014 17:04:18 GMT -5
Some real nice shelf specimens there. I'm a little partial to the blues and greens of the azurite and malachite.
It's a good thing you set a spending limit. The last time I went rock hounding and visited a few rock shops in Maine, I also had to invest in a new display shelf. With another rock show this weekend in Parrsboro, NS, it's not looking good for me. LOL
Darryl.
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transcendental
spending too much on rocks
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Post by transcendental on Aug 14, 2014 11:16:27 GMT -5
Yup blues and greens are my weakness. I have an azurite and malachite specimen already but no where near as nice as this one and now I can let the one I already had go. (Bought it to make a sculpture but couldn't part with it)
I'm actually proud of myself I came back with cash still in my pocket lol
Lmao about you needing a new display shelf. Over the past 7 months I've accumulated so many rocks I had to build a new shelf myself, it's already more than half full if you include my wire wrapping and calligraphy supplies.
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Post by Toad on Aug 15, 2014 4:43:26 GMT -5
How big are those vertebrae?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 15, 2014 9:00:57 GMT -5
Nice haul!!!
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 15, 2014 15:12:07 GMT -5
How big are those vertebrae? About the size of a quarter, perfect size to wire wrap |
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