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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 0:27:37 GMT -5
You are most welcome Cap'n Bob!
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Post by broseph82 on Dec 23, 2014 9:24:24 GMT -5
Bill, I appreciate the offer, but I was really just playing along for fun. I had already used my answer that round anyway! Your continued posts of your Quartzsite experience are prize enough. Thanks for the fun game.  I'll take Captbob's goodies! Still don't have very much from anything out West. |
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Post by fantastic5 on Dec 23, 2014 9:29:31 GMT -5
orrum thank you for this fun game! I learned several interesting things while participating. I think the most important is not to discount my 14 year old son when he shows me a website that explains how the settler glass can change color, to purple, due to the magnesium content when exposed to sunlight and asks me to post his guess.  On the bright side, this close to Christmas, maybe he'll forget and I won't have to own up to his being right 
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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 9:33:47 GMT -5
You were close to the answer and he was a awesome researcher! Send me your address and I will send him a piece of Desert Glass!
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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 9:43:22 GMT -5
Broseph here's the deal..... You have a contest to give away a hunk of slab glass and I will send you a box of rocks!!!! Tonytenet started this by paying it forward giving his away and being as how this is the season we should continue on paying it forward. What do you think? If you agree then send me your address.
Does that sound good to you Cap'n Bob?
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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 9:43:53 GMT -5
Oops that's slag glass.
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Post by captbob on Dec 23, 2014 9:57:29 GMT -5
Sounds like a win win!
I was kinda hoping to see some slab glass though
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 23, 2014 12:45:36 GMT -5
orrum, how far is it from the Marine base where you are finding the purple glass? There's Bullion agate on the base.  rockhound-field-trips.ning.com/profiles/blogs/usmc-twentynine-palms My brother was based at 29 Palms about 20+ years ago, and sure wish I would've known about the purple glass and agate when we visited him there one Christmas. Way off topic, but since we are discussing purple glass, I wanted to ask fantastic5 if she posted any of the gorgeous JXR amethyst she found when she visited the site?
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Post by fantastic5 on Dec 23, 2014 14:13:26 GMT -5
You were close to the answer and he was a awesome researcher! Send me your address and I will send him a piece of Desert Glass! But...but...then I'll have to own up to him being right...this could upset the entire balance of power in the household...a teenager who IS actually smarter than the parent orrum, thank you for the offer, I'll do the right thing and tell him the truth  PM sent |
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Post by fantastic5 on Dec 23, 2014 14:32:28 GMT -5
orrum, how far is it from the Marine base where you are finding the purple glass? There's Bullion agate on the base. rockhound-field-trips.ning.com/profiles/blogs/usmc-twentynine-palms My brother was based at 29 Palms about 20+ years ago, and sure wish I would've known about the purple glass and agate when we visited him there one Christmas. Way off topic, but since we are discussing purple glass, I wanted to ask fantastic5 if she posted any of the gorgeous JXR amethyst she found when she visited the site? No gingerkid, I haven't taken the time to photograph any of my JXR material. This time of year is so busy, I barely have time to check this board during my breaks at work  A girl has to keep her priorities in line even at work |
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Post by marinedad on Dec 23, 2014 17:40:30 GMT -5
I don't think anything is legal to remove from 29 palms, rocks included. I believe it is leased from the American Indians, 100 year lease I think, might have to wait awhile. somebody correct me if i'm wrong. nice contest bill.
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 23, 2014 18:14:05 GMT -5
Hope you'll get some time to post your pics from JXR soon, fantastic5. Hi, marinedad! Thanks for sharing the info with us about the land is leased by the Native Americans. Very interesting, and didn't know that. I purchased a slab of the Bullion plume from Mr. Daryl of Blairrock a couple of years ago; guess it came from an older collection since the site is being bombarded by Marines. I asked my brother (ex-combat engineer) if he remembered the location, which he didn't, but he went to Barstow for training exercises. He mentioned seeing strange formations (drawings?) at the site. ? |
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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 18:29:41 GMT -5
I was hounding at a ranch just out of Aquila Az. for the purple desert glass. Have not been to 29Palms yet.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 23, 2014 21:30:59 GMT -5
In the spirit of paying it forward, I'm doing my own contest and will give away a box of rocks. Look for details in a separate thread.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 23, 2014 21:41:32 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on Dec 23, 2014 21:50:01 GMT -5
Way to go Rob/Jugglerguy !!!!
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Post by broseph82 on Dec 25, 2014 22:15:53 GMT -5
Broseph here's the deal..... You have a contest to give away a hunk of slab glass and I will send you a box of rocks!!!! Tonytenet started this by paying it forward giving his away and being as how this is the season we should continue on paying it forward. What do you think? If you agree then send me your address. Does that sound good to you Cap'n Bob? Okay. And I have some huge chunks of slag glass too (many lbs per piece) that I will part with. Gotta come up with something as a contest now. |
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Post by orrum on Dec 25, 2014 22:32:48 GMT -5
Send me your address Broseph but be patient since the Post Office here is out of all flat rate boxes.
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 26, 2014 9:16:51 GMT -5
Great contest Bill. I collected some purple desert glass last year. We were out at Quartzsite and a bunch of us from this board went up to the old Planet Mine area. I didn't know that it was so desirable at the time but my wife liked it so I brought back several pieces. I'll have to give cabbing it a try. Thanks for paying it forward.
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Post by orrum on Dec 26, 2014 11:20:37 GMT -5
You are welcome Tony and thanks my slabbets and preforms are really great from you, Happy New Year psrfner!
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On the bright side, this close to Christmas, maybe he'll forget and I won't have to own up to his being right 
A girl has to keep her priorities in line even at work 
