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Post by 1dave on May 31, 2017 14:50:35 GMT -5
Yes, Paul spent a lot of time digging in central Oregon before he became the "Geode Kid." Somewhere I have a few pieces he dug around here and sold to local shops (Secret Ridge thundereggs and Twickenham angel wing). He was as exotic a sight in towns like Prineville and Burns during the 1960s as would have been any green-skinned alien from another planet. Not many long-haired "hippie" types ventured through those parts, but he could dig faster than a gopher, and so did fit in with the local diggers, cutters and shop owners. It is the Secret Ridge thundereggs,I speak of...Great story.... Care to share the story? |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 16:54:30 GMT -5
It would be awesome to own a thunderegg found by the Geode Kid.......A treasure for sure... I used to have a small pile of Secret Ridge and Queen's Point he dug, but I think I sold the last few uncut last year. I still have 4 or 5 polished Secret Ridge halves and a QP somewhere. I have this photo of a Secret Ridge sitting on my computer:  I had fun going through old boxes of the Twickenham angel wing several years ago when Elkins closed up (Paul had sold it to Hoot) - found them all fascinating and picked out several favorites, including this bigger chunk:  Paul cleaned out the pocket of this material down along the John Day river - haven't heard of any finds since - and the forms were astounding. Some looked exactly like bird (or presumably angel) wings, others had really delicate (and sometimes contorted and drips going at crazy angles) drip formations. Made one wonder how they formed. |
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Post by 1dave on May 31, 2017 21:23:54 GMT -5
There are a LOT of Geode Kid eggs out there. He dug and sold many thousands of them!
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Post by beefjello on Feb 24, 2018 18:53:59 GMT -5
Hey 1dave I found this folded up and tucked within a collection I picked up recently.    |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 25, 2018 6:18:28 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Feb 27, 2022 17:44:56 GMT -5
Yes, Paul spent a lot of time digging in central Oregon before he became the "Geode Kid." Somewhere I have a few pieces he dug around here and sold to local shops (Secret Ridge thundereggs and Twickenham angel wing). He was as exotic a sight in towns like Prineville and Burns during the 1960s as would have been any green-skinned alien from another planet. Not many long-haired "hippie" types ventured through those parts, but he could dig faster than a gopher, and so did fit in with the local diggers, cutters and shop owners. It is the Secret Ridge thundereggs,I speak of...Great story.... Is this the story? orerockon.com/buchanan.htm |
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