Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 11, 2017 13:05:55 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Still cutting a few from the pile of questionable Rios. A few pics.....Mel These tightly packed moss/jasper types seem pretty abundant in the Rio Grande gravel.  Weird mossy,plumy, lacy, fortificationy stuff. Bit of everything in these two.   |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 11, 2017 14:22:18 GMT -5
Not to bad....I like them..
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Post by captbob on May 11, 2017 16:10:00 GMT -5
Not only do I like seeing the rocks you cut, but I also appreciate when you post as I then know the date!
I did know it was Thursday, but only because that's one of the days I can water my lawn - legally.
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Post by pghram on May 11, 2017 16:22:12 GMT -5
They don't look questionable to me, they look pretty good.
Peace,
Rich
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 11, 2017 17:41:13 GMT -5
Bob, I would never now the date except for the horses I ride. This weekend, Hopper Friday, Blueberry Saturday AM, Flynt who has gone nuts lately, Saturday PM for training, and Blue Sunday........and of course my TV programs *L*. Being retired can be so confusing....Mel
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Post by MrMike on May 11, 2017 17:58:05 GMT -5
OK Mel, Please explain why these are in the ?able pile. Something about the appearance of the uncut rock?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 11, 2017 20:10:49 GMT -5
Mike, A lot of what the kiddoes pick up is from roadsides, so they often are chipped or broken by road equipment showing indications of interiors. Some Clayton or I chip to make sure they have good looking agate. Some Rio exteriors give a pretty good indication of whats inside but many do not. The questionables either have exteriors or chipped edges that look like they are not typical Rio agate or the exteriors just look " not right". Could be chert, could be plain jasper types, could be too sugary or porous looking, or just kind of odd. Some even appear to be fossil in origin. Some appear more rhyolite than agate or jasper and some are too fractured to be anything but break up for the tumbler stuff. Anyway, as you can see, some I toss in that pile are ehh, often they turn out to be jasper, some are total duds and some are kind of interesting. Just don't like to include agates in the boxes I sell for the kids that look to be too questionable. Even those I sort out as good Rios, if not windowed, can be unpredictable. Just try to do my best to make sure boxes contain good stuff.
I also have a pile of really odd Rio stuff that is very worn looking and has a white patina with all kinds of eyes, tubes etc. Inside those tend to be less colorful and kind of like lace agate or even Montana agate inside but very cool uncut, kind of like giant desert roses. Some folks don't necessarily like to chop up the agate and those make cool specimens so I have separate stacks for those and for Rio Grande petrified wood, puddingstone and rhyolite too .....Mel
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Post by morerockspleaz on May 11, 2017 21:00:43 GMT -5
Mel I love seeing your Rio's cut. The 2nd and 3rd one i really love. The first one is a nice one too. But I really like the colors of the 2nd and 3rd. Thanks for posting them. I wonder about the odd ones you have. The ones that have the eyes if they could be tumbled. I like different.
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Post by MrMike on May 11, 2017 21:07:02 GMT -5
Sabre52, thanks for the excellent explanation Mel
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