bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 28, 2014 8:48:26 GMT -5
This thing is real sensitive to light. Changes colors in sun, shade and the way you turn it.   and glamour shot  |
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Post by kk on Sept 28, 2014 8:56:16 GMT -5
Looking awesome. Are you keeping one and cut up the other? Would make some stunning cabs.
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 28, 2014 9:06:10 GMT -5
yeah these would make some killer jewelry but I am keeping them as a specimen pair. This is my only Richardson Ranch moss t egg. IMO, Richardson Ranch has the nicest mossy eggs.
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 28, 2014 9:16:07 GMT -5
Im about the only one on here that doesn't do lapidary. I like specimens but would like to get all the cutting and polishing stuff one day.
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Post by roy on Sept 28, 2014 10:55:03 GMT -5
nice egg i like those moss eggs and there really tough to dig i can spend all day in the pit and only fill one bucket! well worth it though
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Post by broseph82 on Sept 28, 2014 11:35:12 GMT -5
nice egg i like those moss eggs and there really tough to dig i can spend all day in the pit and only fill one bucket! well worth it though You find these in dump piles at a mine? |
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deserthound
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Post by deserthound on Sept 28, 2014 11:53:53 GMT -5
those are some super looking eggs,,the moss is just mind blowing..wow..
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 28, 2014 15:24:31 GMT -5
Totally awesome!!!!!! Nothing better than a moss egg!!!
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Post by snowmom on Sept 28, 2014 16:15:59 GMT -5
Incredible! Those are real beauties!
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Post by roy on Sept 28, 2014 21:39:45 GMT -5
nice egg i like those moss eggs and there really tough to dig i can spend all day in the pit and only fill one bucket! well worth it though You find these in dump piles at a mine? no you go dig in the beds but moss eggs is like hard rock mining |
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SJPatrick
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2 1/2 years into rock hounding and I'm still a newbie!
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Post by SJPatrick on Sept 29, 2014 11:17:36 GMT -5
Oh man that is a beauty! I've been to the ranch a couple times but concentrated on the other beds. More of a quantity thing. Although I have found a bunch of really nice ones, none are as nice as that moss egg. Looks like the next trip will be a moss bed excursion. Thanks for the kick in the butt.  Oh BTW: I too don't do lapidary. Just dig, cut, and polish them eggs.  |
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Sept 30, 2014 7:03:49 GMT -5
wish I could of taken better pics. The last photo is from the guy I got the pair from. Ive been on the prowl for moss pair for a while now.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 30, 2014 7:40:52 GMT -5
I found what looks like the exact material way down stream in the Rio Grande but round in pebble form.
Looks like green egg drop soup.
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azgnoinc
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Post by azgnoinc on Oct 5, 2014 18:58:43 GMT -5
Fantastic moss in that egg, love the varying colors!!
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 6, 2014 8:01:27 GMT -5
it changes color like your chameleon. I had a Jackson chameleon like 15 years ago. The three horned ones.
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Oh BTW: I too don't do lapidary. Just dig, cut, and polish them eggs. 
