donwrob
has rocks in the head
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Post by donwrob on May 23, 2004 16:49:51 GMT -5
Here is another pic from Billy of some real nice New Mexican Chert he poished up, great job Billy, Don  |
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 23, 2004 17:05:21 GMT -5
those are nice billy - looks like you have some big pieces in there too - what size tumbler do you have?
kim
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lotarocks44
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lotarocks44 on May 23, 2004 18:42:12 GMT -5
thanks kim I have a ultavib 18 it does a lot of rocks at one time and I have puy some pretty big chunks in there
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James
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by James on May 23, 2004 19:55:34 GMT -5
Nice job Bill! A vibe huh? It looks like they shaped up good for not having done a 60/90 step.
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by llanago on May 23, 2004 20:16:00 GMT -5
Beautiful, Billy!
Chert/flint polishes up so beautifully! I have tumbled several loads of it and each time I have been thrilled with the results.
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Post by sandsman1 on May 23, 2004 23:29:45 GMT -5
lookin good billy i like all the dif flavors good job now i want some hahaha
llana is that what you where tellin me about awile back that same kinda stuff ??
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llanago
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Post by llanago on May 23, 2004 23:55:44 GMT -5
John, yep, it's basically the same stuff. The chert/flint where I live is Edwards Chert. We have tan, brown, black, grey, red - some banded, some not.
I love the stuff. It is really beautiful polished. Since it is so abundant here, I almost always have some in every batch I run. Have a whole dished filled with polished flint of all sizes, shapes and colors.
I don't have any arrowheads of it, but have seen some real beauties. And talk about sharp edges! I sliced my finger on a piece that I picked up one day. I can see why the Indians used it for their weapons and such.
llana
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Post by puppie96 on May 24, 2004 1:17:02 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff! New Mexico is like heaven for rock finding -- I picked up some chert on a trip there, but yours is much more beautiful, with all the banding and stuff. Great Job!
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lotarocks44
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lotarocks44 on May 24, 2004 8:45:12 GMT -5
thanks everybody for the comments I get this stuff right behind my house so I dont have far to go rock hunting I like looking for the differnt designs. The only problem I find is a lot of it ends up cracked up. And thanks to Don for putting my pic on
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llanago
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Post by llanago on May 24, 2004 9:15:09 GMT -5
Billy, that's how it is here. I could probably fill several barrels of it without going more than 50 feet from my front door. I have several pieces with swirles running through it. It is really pretty. I have also found several pieces with tiny crystal formations on them. They are rather large and rather than breaking them up for tumbling, I put them in my flowerbed. They sparkle in the sunlight. We don't have near the selection of neat rocks that NM and other areas have, but we do have tons of chert, so I will never be out of something to tumble.  llana |
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Post by creativeminded on May 24, 2004 9:38:03 GMT -5
I wish I had been more of a rock hound when I lived in Carlsbad, NM for 6 years, I would have a bunch to tumble now.
Nicely done.
Tami
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