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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 26, 2015 21:10:30 GMT -5
This summer, I picked up a bucket of pebbles from a Lake Superior beach to use as smalls in my tumblers. Don't worry, the bucket was well under 25 pounds. Today, while doing a tumbler clean out, I found an agate!  Isn't it a beauty? |
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Post by nowyo on Sept 26, 2015 21:24:55 GMT -5
It's a beaut!
Russ
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Sept 26, 2015 22:39:13 GMT -5
You must have really big fingers.
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Post by iant on Sept 27, 2015 2:37:36 GMT -5
Well spotted!
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Post by orrum on Sept 27, 2015 3:41:07 GMT -5
Rob that's a big un!
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Post by riverrock on Sept 27, 2015 8:08:29 GMT -5
Are you sure that is under the 25 lbs limit? You know soon the government will be checking out rock forms.
Pay a government worker 75 k a year to make $1000.00 in fines.
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 27, 2015 8:27:54 GMT -5
Even if it's small,it's a score! LOL
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tkvancil
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Post by tkvancil on Sept 27, 2015 9:49:15 GMT -5
I can totally understand the excitement of finding an agate.
I have been actively rockhounding Illinois since 2002 and have collected a total of four.
Once posted here that I wished I lived in an agate rich state. Another member replied that he wished he lived in a fossil rich state. All perspective I suppose.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 27, 2015 12:23:24 GMT -5
I'm with you, Ken. I live in a disillusioned rich part of the state. The agates are about 4.5 hours away, I'd gladly trade fossils for agates any day.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 27, 2015 13:15:00 GMT -5
You have great circulation in your finger Rob.
I would suggest not going to Lake Falcon in S Texas. You may never return.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 27, 2015 13:57:02 GMT -5
Actually, my circulation sucks. It runs in my family. I'm pretty sure I have Raynaud's disease. Sometimes the ends of some of my fingers turn completely white. |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 27, 2015 14:47:47 GMT -5
Actually, my circulation sucks. It runs in my family. I'm pretty sure I have Raynaud's disease. Sometimes the ends of some of my fingers turn completely white. So sorry Rob. Hope it is not serious. Had seen a photo of you barefoot skiing at what looked like 60 MPH. Specimen of perfect health. Read the symptoms, more common in cold climates/women/people under stress. |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 27, 2015 15:06:06 GMT -5
Oh, it's not a big deal at all. My hands and feet just get cold easy and sometimes fingers go white and numb. I've never been officially diagnosed. It's kind of like when you sleep on your arm and it goes dead. It's an interesting oddity.
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