bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 21, 2014 2:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on Oct 21, 2014 6:15:27 GMT -5
wonderful, beautiful, and kinda creepy all at the same time! dino bone is one of the most fascinating things I know of.
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spiritstone
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Post by spiritstone on Oct 21, 2014 7:45:21 GMT -5
What are the plans for such large pieces? Do you slab and sell them or just keep them as is for yard ornaments?
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 21, 2014 16:29:01 GMT -5
I don't have a saw or anything. This is a very special piece. The blue like this is VERY rare in large dino verts. Its way to valuable for a yard ornament.lol
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 21, 2014 18:35:53 GMT -5
HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by spiritstone on Oct 21, 2014 19:04:16 GMT -5
I don't have a saw or anything. This is a very special piece. The blue like this is VERY rare in large dino verts. Its way to valuable for a yard ornament.lol You must have a fairly nice collection.  I have seen blue only a very few times on ebay. |
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 21, 2014 19:26:18 GMT -5
yeah there has been blue dino bone on eBay but nothing in the size range of this. All the blue on there are pretty small broken pieces. Ive checked eBay daily basis for at least three years now. You don't hardly ever see large dino verts on there. Whale verts, yes, dino verts no.
A friend of mine has the biggest vert on there. Killer red vert cut into two, that is 40 pounds from Ernie Shirleys Rock Shop. Im not a fan of the big ones that are cut.
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Post by spiritstone on Oct 21, 2014 19:54:54 GMT -5
yeah there has been blue dino bone on eBay but nothing in the size range of this. All the blue on there are pretty small broken pieces. Ive checked eBay daily basis for at least three years now. You don't hardly ever see large dino verts on there. Whale verts, yes, dino verts no. A friend of mine has the biggest vert on there. Killer red vert cut into two, that is 40 pounds from Ernie Shirleys Rock Shop. Im not a fan of the big ones that are cut. I asked and someone they mentioned a lot of it was brittle also. I got a small one in red, big enough to make a few ring stones and some black with orange to red and clear cells I cabbed for a pendant. They make some nice looking jewelry. |
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Post by pghram on Oct 26, 2014 19:33:14 GMT -5
Amazing specimen.
Rich
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2014 20:20:02 GMT -5
A very fine specimen. Back in the day I worked for the U. of Utah where the geology department ran an operation called the Dinosoaur Department Store. The head of the department had kept secret a huge dino quarry he'd located years before. When he was able to get funds for a dig they brought back literally thousands of dino bones -- enough to cover dozens of tables set up in old WW2 army barracks on campus. A grad student was kept busy full time classifying the bones and traveling around the world to "build" complete skeletons for museums. There were some amazing mineralized specimens, even some containing beautiful amethyst crystals. I've always wondered where those bones are now, probably under lock and key in collections somewhere.
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 26, 2014 20:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2014 20:47:10 GMT -5
That's beautiful - some of the best bone I've seen. About the U. of U. stuff, as I recall the amethyst crystal clusters grew inside a very large dino leg bone -- not sure which one, probably a femur. I remember noticing it was hollow and when I looked down inside it was like one of those big Brazilian amethyst geodes we see nowadays. As I remember the crystals were pretty large averaging a half inch or so in diameter and were rich purple. It was a real prize, deserving of a special museum display.
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Post by bsky4463 on Oct 26, 2014 21:33:53 GMT -5
That big blue is a beauty! Little polished window is all it needs. If it were mine that big old hunk would be in my office for daily viewing.... Cheers
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 26, 2014 23:09:57 GMT -5
gemfeller, I know exactly what you are talkig about when it comes to those crystal cavities. They are special pieces. I have some crystally bone like you describes but not amythst though.
bsky4463, I hear ya on the polished window is all it needs. My buddy did this one just right. I am looking at it right now. Funny I have been on the look out for big vertebrae for 3-4 years now and in the same week I was offered two real nice ones that were whole. I know where there are a dozen big verts but they are cut. I don't like that when it comes to the big vert specimens. Very low percentage of the big verts turn out to be solid on the inside and are mostly hollow cells and mud like when cut.
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Post by 1nickthegreek on Oct 27, 2014 2:27:34 GMT -5
NICE vert there Brad!! The window is spectacular and I agree just right!!!
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2014 9:06:39 GMT -5
great red one. Great view into this structure and the colors of the replacement/fill.
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 27, 2014 11:24:30 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Oct 27, 2014 13:37:20 GMT -5
Those go in a museum. The first one is an avatar extrordinaire. Good grief Brad. Your getting ready to unleash the sawyers.
Great way to tease the rock cutters of the world. But those suckas belong in the Smithsonian.
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 27, 2014 14:03:29 GMT -5
that first one belongs to the guy I get all my dino specimens from. He is well known, knows all the heavy hitter dino dealers and gets first look at all the good stuff. I agree that these belong in some museum. A friend of mine is speaking at The Agate Expo in Wisconsin that only happens once every FOUR years. They gave him two spots to showcase his material. He asked me for some of my specimens. Id rather not ship my beloved dino but I will figure something out. May end up going. Its suppose to be a big deal. www.agateexpos.com/symposium/mark-anderson/ |
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Post by bhiatt on Oct 27, 2014 14:07:52 GMT -5
the Agate Expo is only once every 4 years. I had to correct that. I had once a year. There are suppose to be folks from all over the world not just the USA.
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