Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 14, 2016 14:40:16 GMT -5
Howdy folks, had heavy rain yesterday so my ride this AM was cancelled, So I went for a rock hunt in my buddy's Eagle pass decorative rock pile. Here are a few pics.....Mel The tumble stuff, small Rios, fancy rhyolite, chert etc:  Big ole hunk of Devil's Toenails:  Nice chert with fossils:  Pet wood, maybe palm in center:  Rio grande Agate, purple botryoidal on one lower right:  Bacon lace agate. Nice one!  My favorite Rio, small but nice!  And finally, a hand sized geode that has dendrites just like a Sweetwater on the back end.  |
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Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2016 14:46:08 GMT -5
Nice! Was your buddy home when you hit his landscaping?  Like that devil's toenails! Is the bacon agate rarer to find? |
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 14, 2016 15:01:29 GMT -5
Yep, bacon Lace is pretty scarce. I find a hunk only every year or so. Last hunk I found a in the field was identical to this one and was at the Baker Ranch south of Deming, NM.
Yes, I always ask my buddy permission. He even directed me to a new pile with George West rock but it did not seem to contain any fancy wood. Sure had pretty flint though. Must not be from the Doebler Pit which Matt hunts.....Mel
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Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2016 15:23:21 GMT -5
I believe I recall your posting something about Texas flint. You posted some tumbled pics - I think?
Is it as colorful as the higher grade Ohio material from Flint Ridge?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 14, 2016 16:06:01 GMT -5
Nice ones, Mel! Are these from a landscaping place that sells decorative rock? Where does the rock come from originally?
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 14, 2016 16:31:27 GMT -5
Rob, Yep, my buddy's business has huge piles of rock from various Texas quarries. It's all sold as landscape material. All this came from the quarry at Eagle Pass, Texas. A whole bunch of businesses around town have landscaping just full of wonderful Rio Grande agate and pet wood. The places landscaped prior to 2008 got material from the real agate rich part of the quarry. The landscaping around my favorite butcher shop looks better than most rock shop yards (But he won't let me have any agates *L*). He's a mean maaannnnn. The quarry seems to have gotten into a bad section about four years ago and the rock has not been real good hunting since. I only check it out a couple times a year now just to see how the rock is running.
Bob, The patterns in Texas flint are not as wild as Flint Ridge stuff but it can come in any color. Swirls, bulls eyes, liesegang lines etc are the most often seen patterns in Texas materials and earthtones are dominant but there are lots of reds, golds, even blues and purples. The George West stuff is even more colorful than the usual La Grange flint. Remind me when you stop by and I'll show you a pile of flint in back of my shop I set aside when I landscaped around my shop. I had several yards of La Grange material brought in.....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 14, 2016 16:34:48 GMT -5
By the way sweeoopser is supposed to read Sweetwater. Friggin site won't accept my edit of my crappy typing *L*. This site freaking hates me. Usually takes me multiple tries to post anything with pics....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 14, 2016 16:37:35 GMT -5
Friggin sweet water! not sweeoopser what the heckeverthatfugginis....Mel
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Post by captbob on Oct 14, 2016 16:40:23 GMT -5
lol
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 15, 2016 8:50:19 GMT -5
Nice stuff I never had any luck looking in any landscape stuff, but it don't keep me from trolling the parking lots of the stores when my wife runs in,
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 15, 2016 9:47:02 GMT -5
SCORE! Those are some nice material......Liking them!!
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Post by tims on Oct 18, 2016 22:06:37 GMT -5
I was about to google Sweeoopser, it sounds very exotic. Edit: i did google it, and all the results are for RTH. Seems the profanity filter is creating fun new words  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 15:55:43 GMT -5
By the way sweet water is supposed to read Sweet water. Friggin site won't accept my edit of my crappy typing *L*. This site freaking hates me. Usually takes me multiple tries to post anything with pics....Mel I ficked it. |
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 26, 2016 14:54:31 GMT -5
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 26, 2016 20:14:57 GMT -5
broseph: Man that is too cool!
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Post by paulshiroma on Oct 27, 2016 8:21:40 GMT -5
What a great haul, Mel. Very cool of your friends to allow you to pick through the materials!
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