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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 12, 2015 21:42:17 GMT -5
I got a few new rocks in the mail last week from member orrum and was anxious to cut into at least one of them so I choose this one. It was labeled "purple jasper agate" from Earp, California. I am not sure if this was self collected but it made a pretty nice cab. Maybe orrum has a story to go with the rock? The wrap is resting against the host rock    Thanks for looking Chuck |
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Jan 12, 2015 22:07:44 GMT -5
Very nice!!
Andrea
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jan 12, 2015 22:21:20 GMT -5
Lookin' spiffy!
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Post by orrum on Jan 12, 2015 23:43:05 GMT -5
Earp Ca. Named after Wyatt Earp. It's on the Az. and Ca. border. We drove back into the desert north of Parker toward the Colorado river. About 5 miles on rutted dirt roads crossing washes. Then we hiked a half mile following a wash up to a very high rock crested ridge. The place wash covered with purple agate swirly with white chips where people had chipped rocks to see if it was good stuff under the desert varnish. You had to look for a tip sticking up through the dirt and dig it out to get good ones. There is all you saw was leaverite. The Quartzsite rock club took us out there on our weekly hounding trip.
This is actually a box that Jugglerguy/Rob won in my guessing game for purple desert glass. I put some in extra nice too because Chuck sent me two Dallasite slabs and tumbles plus a groove wrap cab. Thanks a bunch Chuck!
Oh Chuck Susan got her Gryphette from Tony/ Catmandew today too!!!
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Post by snowmom on Jan 13, 2015 5:31:56 GMT -5
Really complex piece of rock, nice cab! Interesting story to go with it...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 6:03:32 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff but it looks like there should be the word "worm" in the name somewhere.
Jim
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 13, 2015 7:18:47 GMT -5
Earp Ca. Named after Wyatt Earp. It's on the Az. and Ca. border. We drove back into the desert north of Parker toward the Colorado river. About 5 miles on rutted dirt roads crossing washes. Then we hiked a half mile following a wash up to a very high rock crested ridge. The place wash covered with purple agate swirly with white chips where people had chipped rocks to see if it was good stuff under the desert varnish. You had to look for a tip sticking up through the dirt and dig it out to get good ones. There is all you saw was leaverite. The Quartzsite rock club took us out there on our weekly hounding trip. This is actually a box that Jugglerguy/Rob won in my guessing game for purple desert glass. I put some in extra nice too because Chuck sent me two Dallasite slabs and tumbles plus a groove wrap cab. Thanks a bunch Chuck! Oh Chuck Susan got her Gryphette from Tony/ Catmandew today too!!! Thank for the info orrum. I assumed with all your hounding trips that it was stuff you had picked up. Its always fun having a story to go with a piece. Did the Gryphette come with a slot cutter? hope she likes the new toy. Chuck |
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Post by orrum on Jan 13, 2015 9:50:27 GMT -5
Yes we got a groove bit with it! She is all excited.
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Post by marinedad on Jan 14, 2015 17:18:39 GMT -5
cool!i was sent some of the purple jasp-agate too but have not cut into it yet, thanks bill!
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