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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 4, 2017 21:56:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 22:47:53 GMT -5
Do you have the means to cut your local.rock?
Even breaking it with a hammer would help you learn.
And no. It's not worth $200/pound!!
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 4, 2017 23:05:35 GMT -5
I am in the process of finishing up the saw . I have one small rock like that one that is cut , I'll get a pic of it in the morn . Some of the local finds have a red mossy look in between the lighter spots . I agree , not a $200 rock . Just curios what it is . I will try to get some detailed pics of our locals .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2017 23:39:31 GMT -5
I am in the process of finishing up the saw . I have one small rock like that one that is cut , I'll get a pic of it in the morn . Some of the local finds have a red mossy look in between the lighter spots . I agree , not a $200 rock . Just curios what it is . I will try to get some detailed pics of our locals . Sweetsauce!!
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 5, 2017 16:50:46 GMT -5
Looks like agate mixed with quartz......
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 5, 2017 17:20:42 GMT -5
Yeah looks lie a breccia or pudding stone type conglomerate to me and definitely not worth what he is asking. Wow!!!! *L*....Mel
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 5, 2017 21:21:19 GMT -5
Here is a few of our local lookalikes cut one , kinda blah next 3 are same rock different rock couple more another I think is pink quartz in there last one looks like agate I think most are the puddingy type brecciated conglomerate type stuff . Thanks for looking and any input ADMIN EDIT - repaired broken images, original code below -------------------- [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0101_zpsnusqe8f3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0101_zpsnusqe8f3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0102_zps3rf4i6ly.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0102_zps3rf4i6ly.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0104_zpsf0aqvfld.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0104_zpsf0aqvfld.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0105_zpsihdmnb0k.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0105_zpsihdmnb0k.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0106_zpslxcj90om.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0106_zpslxcj90om.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0107_zpspbcld6fp.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0107_zpspbcld6fp.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0108_zpsmlfgm2bg.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0108_zpsmlfgm2bg.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/upluvrz/media/DSC_0109_zpsfzxmegkf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj571/upluvrz/DSC_0109_zpsfzxmegkf.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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Post by Peruano on Apr 6, 2017 7:07:39 GMT -5
The rock that you show three views of falls into what I'd guess would be wavey jasper. You really don't see discret or broken stone fragments, but instead it as if a layered specimen was warped or deformed in the course of time. And indeed some of the broken stones fused in place as if they were crushed and rewelded rather than the typical transported small stones that typically form conglomerates. I often expect to see a diversity of minerals and rocks in pudding stones, but these may seem unusual to us because they appear to largely have one or two material types with a matrix holding them together. Agates do fracture and heal and obviously so too do jaspers (even fancy ones).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2017 13:03:30 GMT -5
The one you called "pink quartz in there" is more likely pink feldspar and the rock is a type of porphyry.
I think.
I really like "different rock" and "couple more". Those are cool. You can fill a box and send me some of those of they pass scratch test.
Have you at least scratch tested them?
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 6, 2017 21:43:59 GMT -5
The one you called "pink quartz in there" is more likely pink feldspar and the rock is a type of porphyry. I think. I really like "different rock" and "couple more". Those are cool. You can fill a box and send me some of those of they pass scratch test. Have you at least scratch tested them? I used a sharp corner of a file for a scratch test , then a carbide tipped chisel . File failed . Chisel I could get a scratch with a LOT of pressure . Even the pink was hard . I will see what I can come up with for box filling .
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Post by melhill1659 on Apr 6, 2017 22:56:25 GMT -5
I would vote jasper as well and beautiful Ones too!!
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 6, 2017 23:00:03 GMT -5
They look like chunks of quartz and jasper in them . The yellowish on the outside I think is surface staining .
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Post by fernwood on May 19, 2017 20:28:35 GMT -5
I have almost identical twins to a couple of these sitting on my deck. They weigh about 6-8 lbs.
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Post by wigglinrocks on May 19, 2017 20:51:07 GMT -5
I have almost identical twins to a couple of these sitting on my deck. They weigh about 6-8 lbs. Maybe we could introduce them to each other , come up with a whole bunch of tumble size pretties .
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Post by toiv0 on May 20, 2017 16:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by wigglinrocks on May 20, 2017 18:24:16 GMT -5
Guess I expected it to be a little brighter , like the photos look like . I think that one is one that the red was real smooth on the outside . Not grainy lissome that you left . I'll have to find brighter gutted rocks from now on . Thanks for the report .
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