Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,496
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 23, 2006 22:10:21 GMT -5
Howdy, Just a heads up. If y'all haven't read your Rock and Gem mag yet this month, the Gem Shop is having a great July sale for us tumblers. $35 dollar lots including free shipping in US. Seven different items including Indian green Moss, Pink Imperial Jasper, # 3 Agua Nueva, Wildhorse Picture jasper etc at one dollar per pound. Moroccan Agate, graveyard Point and Porcelain Jasper at $3.50/ lb and several more including red horn coral at $7.00/pound. With the free shipping these are all great deals! The ad says July only and check their website for details. I'm tempted as I love the Imperial and green moss to ad color to my mix......mel
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Post by rockds on Jun 23, 2006 22:14:05 GMT -5
wow those are some great prices - thanks for the heads up
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RedwoodRocks
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since March 2003
Posts: 762
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Jun 24, 2006 14:39:05 GMT -5
Here is a link to the Gemshop website. Some nice prices. Hey Edog, it says that most in-store items are 35% off! www.thegemshop.com/ |
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Post by deb193 on Jun 24, 2006 15:12:15 GMT -5
Well, I got some of the African Queen. The slabs I posted a while back came from some of their rough. I can't know these pieces will be as good, but at $1/lb with free shipping, it is worth a shot.
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Post by deb193 on Jun 29, 2006 9:56:56 GMT -5
Got my African Queen. It is OK for $1/lb, but it looks pretty low grade. No sign of white. I need to cut a few pieces and see if the centers are less drab.
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Post by rockds on Jun 29, 2006 11:34:55 GMT -5
I picked up a 35lb lot of pink imperial jasper, 5lbs of Queensland Agate - been wanting to try this for a while, got 5lbs of royal imperial jasper - $7/lb couldn't pass it up, and I got all that to give me an excuse to get some ocean wave agate (not on the sales list). Now I wounder if my wife will understand my reasoning.
thanks again mel,
robert
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Post by deb193 on Jun 30, 2006 23:48:23 GMT -5
I cut some of the African Queen tonight. It is nicer inside than I 1st thoguht. Still nothing like the slabs I cut last month, but hard solid cream and brown with many dendrites. After I cut a few more slabs I will post a picture. Very nices stuff for the price.
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Post by pinemountaintrader on Jul 7, 2006 23:20:22 GMT -5
Hi Mel: Thanks for the tip, I just ordered 40 lbs. Just got back from Angels Camp and collected some beautiful Mariposite around Jamestown. I'm imagining your drive-way up their must be lined with it??  |
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earthdog
Cave Dweller
Don't eat yellow snow
Member since June 2006
Posts: 2,731
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Post by earthdog on Jul 9, 2006 20:18:18 GMT -5
Redwood, it's gonna be a while before I go back th the G.S.
They need to get some other employees before I get back up there.
I'll go back to Cedarburg, to get our favorite wine, across the street from the G.S.
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Post by pinemountaintrader on Jul 14, 2006 21:52:09 GMT -5
Received 35 lbs. of the Agua #3 Nueva (which is a mixture of the #1 and the #2) and 5 lbs. of Royal Imperial Jasper. Wow, it's been a long time since I've gotten a rock box in the mail. What a great time we've had out in the back yard with the hose and chisels and stuff all day!  The Jasper is something I hadn't seen before, I really liked the contrast. The material I received is not top grade but it wasn't intended to be at that price ($35 for 5 lbs.) Was very pleased overall with the shipment, and really loved not having to pay postage! Both types of the Agua have been so fun to sift through, each is it's own little treasure. One batch is predominantly pink, the other varies more and has some crazy combinations. Hubby will take pics this weekend... no really... in between fishing trips I guess... UPDATE pics posted ! |
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