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alan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by alan on Sept 9, 2014 14:46:42 GMT -5
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alan
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by alan on Sept 9, 2014 14:53:14 GMT -5
Nice coral! Looks very translucent... If it were mine, I would orient the polyps so that they align with the face of the slab (Circles from the front, not parallel lines)...
Are they from Indonesia or Florida?
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2014 15:04:59 GMT -5
Most likely Indonesian, fine specimen. Where did you get/find it?
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polishedball
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by polishedball on Sept 9, 2014 15:49:25 GMT -5
I would lean to Florida, these were collected by my grandfather and I don't believe he ever went to indo. Here is another that I just cut. I have 9 of these.  |
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polishedball
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by polishedball on Sept 9, 2014 15:49:58 GMT -5
Please let me know if there is a way to tell the location differences.
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 9, 2014 16:20:48 GMT -5
I think those would make AMAZING cabs! I vote for cutting horizontally so that the individual coralites show like in your last picture!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 9, 2014 16:46:59 GMT -5
Experiment with the cuts,that's what I do...
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Post by kap on Sept 9, 2014 18:00:32 GMT -5
James where are you hiding these?  Nice should make nice cabs! |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2014 18:48:05 GMT -5
James where are you hiding these? Nice should make nice cabs! A) I could have told you but the river is too high. B) I sold them to polishedball's Grandfather. C) I have my secrets. D) They came from Indo My guess is they came from Indo. It usually has the polyped surface.  |
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polishedball
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by polishedball on Sept 9, 2014 20:47:49 GMT -5
James where are you hiding these? Nice should make nice cabs! A) I could have told you but the river is too high. B) I sold them to polishedball's Grandfather. C) I have my secrets. D) They came from Indo My guess is they came from Indo. It usually has the polyped surface. Thanks for the input, perhaps he did I some trading or buying. Also big smile on your response |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 9, 2014 20:54:52 GMT -5
A) I could have told you but the river is too high. B) I sold them to polishedball's Grandfather. C) I have my secrets. D) They came from Indo My guess is they came from Indo. It usually has the polyped surface. Thanks for the input, perhaps he did I some trading or buying. Also big smile on your response Anything is possible w/Florida coral. A man I knew from Tampa had coral that was insane. Development covered up his honey holes long ago. There is really no telling. Where was your Grandfather living in Florida ? |
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polishedball
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Post by polishedball on Sept 9, 2014 20:59:36 GMT -5
They had a place near Serasota in Florida, but also lived in Nevada, Utah, and Missouri.
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polishedball
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by polishedball on Sept 9, 2014 21:01:15 GMT -5
I have been slabbing preparing to do some jewelry this winter for next years shows, do you know if this is a popular stone for pendants etc? Just trying to decide how much to slab. Thanks
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