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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2017 17:48:02 GMT -5
Went and seen my friend I get Mary Ellen from today and captbob wanted to see the banded iron from this area. My friend who's a geologist said he had a sample from a mine but its a state park now. He gets to go into all the local iron mines. He suggested the UP michigan. If it warms up I will explore the state park boundries. I also have a friend bringing me a sample from the mine he works at. Banded iron northern MN not very showy  Lakers the biggest are about a pound  |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 24, 2017 18:08:02 GMT -5
That laker at bottom right sure has my attention. Would love to see that one coming out of the lot-o
Chuck
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2017 18:24:20 GMT -5
Its pretty sweet, I will take better pics of them tomorrow, they were in the back of my truck when I took the pic of Mary Ellen
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Post by wigglinrocks on Feb 24, 2017 18:53:49 GMT -5
Like to have that tub of lakers . Don't quite know what I would do with them , just admire I suppose .
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Post by captbob on Feb 24, 2017 19:02:39 GMT -5
That banded iron looks pretty fracture free. Bet it looks pretty nice when wet/polished.
Thank you for the photo!
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2017 19:24:41 GMT -5
Like to have that tub of lakers . Don't quite know what I would do with them , just admire I suppose . Yah its a nice little basket, it was given to me this morning by a friend. They said they had some more somewhere and were looking for them. These are too nice to slice. |
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2017 19:27:24 GMT -5
That banded iron looks pretty fracture free. Bet it looks pretty nice when wet/polished. Thank you for the photo! No problem, will be out hunting some down for you this summer. My geologist friend said I could go along on a collecting trip for Mary Ellen this summer after I told him I was Msha certified. He said bring a truck with a Tommy lift or lift gate and we would roll them on. I have a friend that has a one ton I can rig something up on. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Feb 24, 2017 19:28:21 GMT -5
Like to have that tub of lakers . Don't quite know what I would do with them , just admire I suppose . Yah its a nice little basket, it was given to me this morning by a friend. They said they had some more somewhere and were looking for them. These are too nice to slice. Ya have some dang good friends . I sure wouldn't slice those either . |
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 24, 2017 19:32:36 GMT -5
Yah its a nice little basket, it was given to me this morning by a friend. They said they had some more somewhere and were looking for them. These are too nice to slice. Ya have some dang good friends . I sure wouldn't slice those either . I will probably trade most of them for something else |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Feb 24, 2017 19:38:02 GMT -5
Ya have some dang good friends . I sure wouldn't slice those either . I will probably trade most of them for something else Need some granite or quartz ? lol Being pretty new to all this , I don't have much worthy of a trade for those . Someday . |
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Post by spiceman on Feb 24, 2017 23:59:54 GMT -5
Very nice lakers. Takes forever to polish small ones but that size won't fit in a 3 lb. tumbler.:)
Nice
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 25, 2017 10:22:21 GMT -5
Liking those large lakers for sure!!!
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