Withlacoochee River (type) Coral - pic heavy

I say "type" because I did not collect it, so I have no idea exactly where it came from. According to the lady I got it from, it was collected by her "rockhound" granddaddy, and I'm guessing in the 1970s.

Anyway, just thought I'd share some pictures of my haul this past weekend.
I resized all the pictures, so hopefully everyone should be able to view easily. Luckily for ya'll, I ran out of alphabet letters in that folder, so no more than 26 pictures!

The haul at home in truck -



I still have to pressure wash this pile, just hosed them off yesterday.





Haven't figured this new camera out completely yet, but for some reason the pictures of these pieces aren't giving a true showing of their size.
The above piece doesn't look very big, but here it is on a scale w/ a ruler -

This one (above) is actually over 12 pounds and 10" top to bottom









This one actually is kinda small, about 6 1/2 inches across



The piece below is about the size of a good sized cantaloupe with the top cut off







Below is a pretty big chunk both sides pictured. It's completely hollow and peeling the "skin" off would probably reveal a completely agatized interior





showing size better - over 14 pounds (hollow)



This is my favorite out of this batch. Just a bitch to photograph well.



11+ lbs over 10" across. Has a hollow compartment in the back which I spent way too much time trying to get a cockroach out of (I succeeded), guessing he went in there small and out grew the opening to the chamber.



This is the largest piece of the lot. Really only good for yard art. Hollow passages through out. Stick a running hose in one end and water comes out everywhere. Entire inside is covered with a fine druzy coating. VERY cool.



close ups of a couple of the openings.
Cut in half it would be absolutely stunning, but it's too irregularly shaped. Maybe with some kind of Dremel tool?
A skilled craftsman (NOT me!) could turn this into a 1000 dollar display piece.  





Picked this one up thinking of jamesp it is the only solid piece I brought home, but the colors of the insides are like no other I have seen.
Leaving as is but polishing the exposed faces would result in a killer display specimen.





Was getting tired taking pictures, so just finish up with a couple "group" shots.
Should have added something to show size - my bad







That's it. I realize most here want to cut, tumble, polish, whatever every rock they see, but I'm into display specimens so these kinda pieces attract me and demand I bring them home. My wife hates that rocks talk to me!

Unfortunately the tons that I left behind are calling me and I must return for a serious load in the near future.
Wonder how much weight a Toyota Tundra can safely carry down the interstate...

Hope no one fell asleep from toooo many pictures.