Dr DG
fully equipped rock polisher
Gone Fishing
Member since April 2005
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Post by Dr DG on Dec 3, 2017 15:00:33 GMT -5
I picked these up on sat. I am all smiles today.. its about 40 pounds   20 plus pounds  |
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Post by drocknut on Dec 3, 2017 15:41:03 GMT -5
Wow, is that Marra Mamba I see?
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Dec 3, 2017 15:47:11 GMT -5
Is that 2nd one a bunch of tiny thundereggs all stuck together?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 3, 2017 16:25:45 GMT -5
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Dr DG
fully equipped rock polisher
Gone Fishing
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Post by Dr DG on Dec 3, 2017 16:26:40 GMT -5
Wow, is that Marra Mamba I see? yep it's a big piece |
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Dec 3, 2017 17:09:46 GMT -5
Thanks Jean. Viewing on my phone the pix are small and hard to see details at times.
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Post by orrum on Dec 3, 2017 17:22:24 GMT -5
Wow, wow ain't good enough! WOWSER!!#
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 3, 2017 20:55:05 GMT -5
Very cool.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 4, 2017 6:52:27 GMT -5
Those are both great.
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 4, 2017 9:29:46 GMT -5
Holy smokes, that's a monster pretty hunk of Mara Mamba. Someone had them a pocket full of money when they went Christmas shopping *L*....Mel
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Post by captbob on Dec 4, 2017 10:17:10 GMT -5
Very nice pieces! Both need to be face polished and left whole.
Size Matters
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 4, 2017 10:29:01 GMT -5
SCORE!!! Have fun with those! WOW!
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Post by roy on Dec 4, 2017 11:10:19 GMT -5
holly smokes the bristlecone was a huge score!!!
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lookatthat
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Whatever there is to be found.
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Post by lookatthat on Dec 4, 2017 12:14:51 GMT -5
OH MY
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Dec 5, 2017 10:31:35 GMT -5
Yowza!
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them.
Member since August 2010
Posts: 1,745
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Post by peachfront on Dec 5, 2017 18:36:44 GMT -5
What is the spotted material? I just threw a bunch of it away because I couldn't figure out how to polish it in the tumbler, and now I'm obviously worried I made a huge mistake. I might have more back there so...
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Dr DG
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Post by Dr DG on Dec 5, 2017 18:54:46 GMT -5
It's oolite and comes from Bristlecone Pine Forest. sorry you tossed it out. slabs and cabs can get pricey, if you have more make cabs
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by peachfront on Dec 5, 2017 19:47:45 GMT -5
It's oolite and comes from Bristlecone Pine Forest. sorry you tossed it out. slabs and cabs can get pricey, if you have more make cabs Thanks for letting me know... It doesn't agree with me but if I have any more I might post it for sale. I'd pretty much stopped selling/swapping because of the cost of shipping + time it takes me to pack items had made it too difficult. But if it's actually "pricey," I could post it. A while back I was posting items and if nobody bought them, I was just tossing them out. I actually thought I'd offered some of that back then... hmmmmmm... |
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peachfront
fully equipped rock polisher
Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them.
Member since August 2010
Posts: 1,745
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Post by peachfront on Dec 6, 2017 13:50:10 GMT -5
It looks like I threw out the whole 3 # tumbler run because I was so disgusted with the quality of polish. I found this one little piece of scrap which is not too exciting but maybe you can tell if it's the same material. If so, I'll give you guys a shout if I come across any more. Mine is a lot greener so maybe I can be optimistic I didn't discard anything of much value.  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Dec 6, 2017 14:49:51 GMT -5
It looks like I threw out the whole 3 # tumbler run because I was so disgusted with the quality of polish. I found this one little piece of scrap which is not too exciting but maybe you can tell if it's the same material. If so, I'll give you guys a shout if I come across any more. Mine is a lot greener so maybe I can be optimistic I didn't discard anything of much value. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but yes, that certainly looks like Bristlecone oolite to me. Here's a few pics of a cab I did-
Preform 
It is about an 1 1/2" long, 1 1/4" at the wider end. Took a really great polish.
Seems to me the rest of the cab was a little more green than this.
Next time you have something you don't know what it is, ASK! Don't toss it out. Never know how rare it may be.
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