havasumike
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Post by havasumike on Sept 27, 2016 9:56:08 GMT -5
Spent some time this past weekend digging through our previous owners rock piles. The best we can tell is that the rocks were collected by one of the original owners in the 70's and have been sitting there since. Some looks self collected locally and some I can't identify as being local. There was a box of chalcedony pieces and roses, large chunks with chalcedony inside them. Some of this looks like it from the Turtle mountain area. I also came across a couple pieces of Needles blue agate. It looks really good, but the pieces I found are small cracks and seams that have filled in with the agate. I did find one piece that was big enough to break out and tumble, though it looks like it will take a long time. Stay tuned in   |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 27, 2016 10:15:31 GMT -5
Long forgotten rock treasure! Wish I could buy a house that came with a rock pile.  |
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havasumike
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Post by havasumike on Sept 27, 2016 10:57:56 GMT -5
For the last ten years we have just thrown them aside. It was only recently that we started looking at stuff. Really wished we knew a little more of their story.
Any Needles club members out there? Would love to know more about the original owners and their rock collection. |
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Post by drocknut on Sept 27, 2016 13:37:39 GMT -5
Very cool. It definitely would be nice to know the history of those rocks.
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Post by orrum on Sept 27, 2016 16:54:30 GMT -5
Do you stay in Lake Havasu? Quartzsite has the largest educational facility for teaching lapidary in the country. Guy in charge of our rockhounding trips could definitely I'd all the local stuff. His name is Alvs, tell him the one legged cowboy sent you! LOL. The club is open Oct thru March.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 27, 2016 19:32:09 GMT -5
Those fancy red and yellow jasper hunks look like maybe they are Lavic material. That blue is pretty!......Mel
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havasumike
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Post by havasumike on Sept 27, 2016 21:11:48 GMT -5
Do you stay in Lake Havasu? Quartzsite has the largest educational facility for teaching lapidary in the country. Guy in charge of our rockhounding trips could definitely I'd all the local stuff. His name is Alvs, tell him the one legged cowboy sent you! LOL. The club is open Oct thru March. We are in Havasu Landing (California side) and do want to go to Quartzsite this year. Thank you for the info! |
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havasumike
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Post by havasumike on Sept 27, 2016 21:18:10 GMT -5
Those fancy red and yellow jasper hunks look like maybe they are Lavic material. That blue is pretty!......Mel You are correct. The jasper is Lavic we collected and there are a couple pieces from Hector road. I posted some of the mystery material awhile back. It looks semi translucent and is either a light pink or light blue grey and is very waxy looking where it was broken. |
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Post by adam on Sept 28, 2016 9:42:27 GMT -5
Nice blue seam agate, right on.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 28, 2016 9:58:23 GMT -5
Now those were worth digging for! SCORE!!!
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havasumike
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Post by havasumike on Sept 28, 2016 10:18:30 GMT -5
These are my mystery rocks found in backyard. Looks waxy, but takes a very good shine.  There is some exactly like this, but light pink.  Lot's of chalcedony chunks also.  |
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Post by havasumike on Sept 28, 2016 10:20:46 GMT -5
Now those were worth digging for! SCORE!!! Specially when it's easy digging. |
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