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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 0:29:37 GMT -5
Got a lot of the newly adopted rock children found and photographed. Left two boxes of nice sized Brazilian agates at a Moroccan vendors booth when buying some spirit quartz. They wont be found ever and didn't get all the rocks and other stuff pictured but did get most of them here. No equipment pictures taken just rock. Will start with the first thing through the door. Didn't go 10 feet and fell in love. A sample of several things I happen to be getting ready to box. They got adopted and are moving to Wisconsin so they were handy.
Laguna Lace, Fantasy jasper, Sci-Fi jasper from Mexico 
Citrine Quartz Crystals from Brazil 
Mad River Agates from Madagascar Sitting handy in iron out and wanted their pictures taken. 
Mexican Opal 
Prehenite, Uruguay 
Smokey Quartz- Arkansas 
Smokey Quartz seconds for tumbling 
Quartz Titanium Rainbow Aura from Brazil 
Dyed Brazilian Geodes for Bob. Got them in a box for yah big guy.. grin 
Labradorite for tumbling 
Ammonites and Trilobites from Morocco 
Kyanite from Brazil 
Spirit Quartz from Morocco (the booth where I left 2 boxes of awesome agates..sad eyes.. sniff, sniff..) 
Pyrite Crystals from Peru. 
Fantasy Jasper from Mexico 
Hematite Magnetic Rainbow 
Parral Agate from Mexico 
Found another handful of fluorite crystals hiding on the clothes dryer under some packing . These are from China. Interesting man, first Denver show and not very comfortable with our culture but after a while loosened up and relaxed. He' s going to be at the big China show and then on to Quartzite.
That's a wrap friends I will post other things if and when I find and remember them. Thanks for looking Cliff
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Post by wigglinrocks on Sept 19, 2017 8:40:35 GMT -5
Nice variety of pretties ya came home with . Quite an addition to your (our) 1 rock collection .
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 8:47:11 GMT -5
Nice variety of pretties ya came home with . Quite an addition to your (our) 1 rock collection . Did yah see the granite. Did yah see the granite?? Swooon.. Little specklies everywhere.. Hope Black Beauty don't get jealous. Heard of a rock fight but never saw one....
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Post by wigglinrocks on Sept 19, 2017 8:58:49 GMT -5
Nice variety of pretties ya came home with . Quite an addition to your (our) 1 rock collection . Did yah see the granite. Did yah see the granite?? Swooon.. Little specklies everywhere.. Hope Black Beauty don't get jealous. Heard of a rock fight but never saw one....
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Post by fishnpinball on Sept 19, 2017 9:29:23 GMT -5
That is quite a variety of rocks. I would have to go back to work if I wanted to buy that much.
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 9:34:29 GMT -5
That is quite a variety of rocks. I would have to go back to work if I wanted to buy that much. Sold a kidney and I still have to work a lot. Darn nurseries don't run themselves. grin And you do want to buy this much and more. You're just married to a "No you cant get that". What are they called again?? Oh yeah wives heheheh sad look at fishnpinball. Your house has 6 rooms full of pinball machines, I have 6 rooms of rocks. Even steven.. grin.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Sept 19, 2017 10:07:24 GMT -5
Now that's the way to go, buy so much you can't keep up with it all! Still, what did make it home with you is quite a show. Thanks for sharing. Got to get me some of that Mad River.
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Post by captbob on Sept 19, 2017 10:24:31 GMT -5
Ya got some nice pieces there Cliff. Probably not what I would have gone after, but some nice ones. These things are hideous! Really like your Mad River and the smokey quartz specimen. Nice Labradorite pieces and your Mexican opal looks interesting. You set down 2 boxes of rocks that you had already bought and forgot about them? ouch... Didn't know you were into fossils. I'm gonna have to go to a show with you and show ya how to buy rocks! |
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Post by zekesman on Sept 19, 2017 10:42:15 GMT -5
Very nice haul sir! That Mad River is the bomb. Have fun. Vic
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 19, 2017 12:24:45 GMT -5
Had never seen the Mad River agate until this past week on RTH. That is some amazing stone.
Whatcha going to do with all those multiples? One BA trilobite makes sense, but that is a whole gaggle...no murder...no flock...what do you call that many trilobites anyway?
Smokeys from Arkansas? Irradiated?
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Post by captbob on Sept 19, 2017 13:09:51 GMT -5
Smokeys from Arkansas? Irradiated? Good call Ann. Figured it had to be. www.quartzpage.de/smoky.htmlIt's still common practice to artificially irradiate colorless quartz and sell it as smoky quartz. On big fairs, dealers are obliged to clearly label that quartz accordingly, but it's impossible to tell whether the source of the irradiation was natural or not just by looking at the crystals, so some dealers don't do that and get away with it. In the U.S.A. a lot of produce gets irradiated with gamma rays as a means of sterilization, and a box of white quartz just needs to be put on the same conveyor belt as the tomatoes for a couple of times. Often the dealers overdo it and the crystals turn out suspiciously black.
The only hints to tell if a specimen was irradiated are its origin and the geological environment it grew in. The latter requires a piece of matrix. Deeply colored, almost black quartz usually only occurs in igneous rocks. Gangue quartz is rarely black (at least I have never seen it), so you should raise your eyebrows over black quartz along with galenite or pyrite.
The location is often more helpful. A typical example is Arkansas. There is natural smoky quartz from Arkansas, but it is rare, and thus will not be sold by the lot on a fair. Anything smoky you get from Arkansas is irradiated. The specimen to the right probably was a little cloudy inside, and it also has a lot of little crystals grown on the prism. So it received some treatment, and voila, what a nice piece you get. Occasionally there's a picture of a "smoky quartz" from Arkansas in a book to serve as an example for a typical smoky quartz.ETA: Now about what to call a bunch of trilobites ...  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 19, 2017 15:01:57 GMT -5
Had never seen the Mad River agate until this past week on RTH. That is some amazing stone. Whatcha going to do with all those multiples? One BA trilobite makes sense, but that is a whole gaggle...no murder...no flock...what do you call that many trilobites anyway? Smokeys from Arkansas? Irradiated?
A group of trilobites? That's a good question, made me do some searching and pondering.
Since trilobites went extinct 250 million years ago (after living happily beneath the seas for nearly 300 million years), at a time when 90 percent of the earth's species suddenly perished, no one was around to consider what a group of them would be called. Suppose that's why no one came up with a name, lol. A bunch of them, fossilized in a mass grouping, is called a death plate, but that name also applies to any critters that died and fossilized in droves like that.
Since they were marine arthropods, I think maybe a group name for a similar species alive today may be appropriate. While actually crustaceans, the three generic animals below belong to the invertebrate phylum Arthropoda.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Crabs
1.A cast of crabs
2.A consortium of crabs
Lobsters
1.A risk of lobsters
Shrimps
1.A troupe of shrimps
Or, you can come up with your own...
Trilobite Trivia
Trilobites got there name from the New Latin " Trilobites," equivalent to Greek trÃlob(os), meaning three-lobed. They had a carapace over the forepart, and a segmented hind part divided longitudinally into three lobes. Like today's spiders, crabs, lobsters, etc., trilobites had to shed their skin in order to grow larger. Think of that spider next to it's molted skin jamesp recently posted a photo of. Most trilobite fossils are actually molted exoskeletons. Since it outgrew many shells in its lifetime, a single animal could leave behind several husks to fossilize for posterity. Fossilized remains that represent the actual creature—as opposed to its cast-off shell—are comparatively rare.
Official State fossils : In 1985, Ohio chose the entire Isotelus genus and Wisconsin went with Calymene celebra. Three years later, Pennsylvania picked Phacops rana after an elementary school class lobbied for its appointment.
There is a trilobite species named after a Star Wars character -
Information gleaned from the website 10 Terrific Facts About Trilobites . More information there if you have the time. Jean
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Post by jamesp on Sept 19, 2017 17:10:02 GMT -5
Colorful eye 'color'adoCliff. Colorful thread too. Impressive new materials.
The hot pink geodes tickled me. You are a trip man.
Sci Fi jasper does not show it's beauty in photos, bet that slab is off the chart in person.
There is a lot of Sci Fi in cobble form washed down to S Texas. One of the best healed breccia type rocks.
Looked at cabs made of the parral. Looks to be a solid agate judging from your rough.
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Post by captbob on Sept 19, 2017 17:27:14 GMT -5
I'm thinkin' Cliff is part Magpie ColoradoMagpie MagpieCliff hmmmm.....  |
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 17:53:06 GMT -5
Smokeys from Arkansas? Irradiated? Good call Ann. Figured it had to be. www.quartzpage.de/smoky.htmlIt's still common practice to artificially irradiate colorless quartz and sell it as smoky quartz. On big fairs, dealers are obliged to clearly label that quartz accordingly, but it's impossible to tell whether the source of the irradiation was natural or not just by looking at the crystals, so some dealers don't do that and get away with it. In the U.S.A. a lot of produce gets irradiated with gamma rays as a means of sterilization, and a box of white quartz just needs to be put on the same conveyor belt as the tomatoes for a couple of times. Often the dealers overdo it and the crystals turn out suspiciously black.
The only hints to tell if a specimen was irradiated are its origin and the geological environment it grew in. The latter requires a piece of matrix. Deeply colored, almost black quartz usually only occurs in igneous rocks. Gangue quartz is rarely black (at least I have never seen it), so you should raise your eyebrows over black quartz along with galenite or pyrite.
The location is often more helpful. A typical example is Arkansas. There is natural smoky quartz from Arkansas, but it is rare, and thus will not be sold by the lot on a fair. Anything smoky you get from Arkansas is irradiated. The specimen to the right probably was a little cloudy inside, and it also has a lot of little crystals grown on the prism. So it received some treatment, and voila, what a nice piece you get. Occasionally there's a picture of a "smoky quartz" from Arkansas in a book to serve as an example for a typical smoky quartz.ETA: Now about what to call a bunch of trilobites ... I would call 2 boxes of trilobites gifts for people. Especially children. I have a flock of kids that when their parents come to the nursery to buy plants , shrubs, flowers, etc, make a beeline for either the lake or the truck rock pile to hound my piles. Smile.. I have several kids who bring me rocks at times and several moms who get badgered by their kids to bring them over just to see rocks and I always give them something. Used to be polished rocks but some have gotten bored with that so I need new material to further their interests. Giving the Arkansas hint was too much and several people saw it quick. Smart bunch on here. fantastic5 No one mentioned in the fluorite crystals picture that the consistent shape and also the color of a couple was an amethyst color. grin. Busy today so wasn't on. Noah spent the day and we always go out and do things. Today was a tour of a pot growing facility, tasting last years plum wine..mmm., picking out some bourbon for Noah's tastes, tbone, and then a rummage thru my rock piles and talking rocks. Was hard to keep Noah from busting up my fav collected septarian.. 
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 18:01:10 GMT -5
I'm thinkin' Cliff is part Magpie ColoradoMagpie MagpieCliff hmmmm..... Moi ?? 
The horrendous dyed geodes will be given out to people who like them or to people who want the titanium aure quartz as their punishment for wanting my stuff ., Already gave one out to a very happy blue eyed blonde lady. Luis will undoubtedly want one for his wife. Different tastes grin. Got one with your name on er Bob. hehehehehe Am studying dying and altering rocks though and thus my interest in these, the Arkansas, and the Citrine. The flint from the Vanport formation will also get a heat treat for part of it. Curious like a monkey here and smarter than some raccoons. .
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 19, 2017 18:15:57 GMT -5
Colorful eye 'color'adoCliff. Colorful thread too. Impressive new materials. The hot pink geodes tickled me. You are a trip man. Sci Fi jasper does not show it's beauty in photos, bet that slab is off the chart in person. There is a lot of Sci Fi in cobble form washed down to S Texas. One of the best healed breccia type rocks. Looked at cabs made of the parral. Looks to be a solid agate judging from your rough. I do like colorfully and pretty things. Pottery is one of my favs though. Tastes there run to Juan Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Tarahumara and third mesa Fanny Nampeo. Yeah those hot pink things are safety wrapped in Brazilian newspaper until such time as they can be safety and discreetly gifted. Hehehehe Lots of cultures like the garish colors. I like bright colors but not this neon nutty. My vehicles are all white except a grey Blazer. Didn't get any slabs. Couple buckets of rough at 2 a pound. Some Mexican friends that I see at different shows and give a hard time to are always people I patronize. Learn a lot of what's going on south of the border. They whole gang came up behind me early morning at a Denver convenience store where I was getting gas and grabbed me to tease me back. People thought I was getting mugged. hehehe Good bunch if not a little wild. Interesting note on the sci-fi in the Valverde gravels. Must be wide spread. Parral is an awesome agate. Solid and great markings. Like it a lot. Paid 4 so only got a bucket of it.
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Post by jamesp on Sept 19, 2017 18:45:40 GMT -5
Had to look up Fanny Nampeyo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_NampeyoTaught by her Mom. Her 7 daughters took up pottery. Native art, awesome. Looks like investment grade pieces. Hopi pottery. We have little Native practices and skills handed down here in the east and it's a shame. Speaking of pottery, Atlanta has a large Asian population. My clients brag on the Viet Nam made pottery as far as quality and fine colors. One of them explained the source of the color for the some of the glazes. Some rare colors, and they heat some toxic brews to get some of the colors. Crows are also fond of colorful items. Ravens/crows, one of them or both. Magpies may be in same family. |
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Post by fernwood on Sept 19, 2017 19:33:39 GMT -5
Crystal overload. Love the larger specimens and the fluorite.
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Post by captbob on Sept 20, 2017 18:20:21 GMT -5
ooooh Jean... rockpickerforever - Need some of that sage wisdom of yours. What does one call at plethora of retards idiots? Question has nothing to do with this thread. |
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