deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 29, 2004 18:43:34 GMT -5
Hi all , I went to my first meeting at the Invercargill rock club , was invited to take a raffle ticket and decided on 2..numbers 13 and 14 for 1 NZ dollar. No I did not want to be greedy by taking 2  I WON a bag of rocks and here are some of the pics . To me they are a real treasure. The biggest rock is not won , but belongs to another member and he asked me to cut it with my 24" saw. It is a nice piece of petrified wood and I will post the results when they come to hand. Enjoy Jack       Jaqk |
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 29, 2004 18:52:23 GMT -5
cool winnings, Jack! are those rock local to NZ?
24" saw, huh? already i have saw envy.....
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 29, 2004 18:52:42 GMT -5
dam jack you couldenta did better if you pointed a gun at them hahahaha -----cant go wrong for a buck
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 29, 2004 19:02:55 GMT -5
That last one loks like amber with an protazoid trapped in it cookie |
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shorty
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Post by shorty on Jun 29, 2004 19:48:27 GMT -5
 hi jack you sure got your moneys worth those are sure some cool stuf. shorty
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 29, 2004 19:57:39 GMT -5
protozoid?
i don't even like the sound of that......
KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 29, 2004 20:12:03 GMT -5
I couldn't spell amoeba, so I was going with a single celled something.
I just looked up amoeba ;D
cookie
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bwalters
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Post by bwalters on Jun 29, 2004 21:26:25 GMT -5
Great looking rocks, Jack! Other than the rocks, did you enjoy your first rock club meeting?
BE
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donwrob
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Post by donwrob on Jun 29, 2004 23:01:09 GMT -5
Great bag of rocks Jack, glad you were lucky enough to get them, Good deal, Don
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Jun 30, 2004 0:25:43 GMT -5
That's a good lookin' bunch of rocks! Don'tcha just love it when you find a real bargain!
BE and I went to the rock show in San Antonio a few months ago and bought some stuff in the auction. We got some really neat rocks for next to nothing! I just love it when that happens!
Wish we could find a 24" saw for a bargain! ;D
llana
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 30, 2004 0:32:20 GMT -5
Llana,
Been checking ebay? I'm about to win (I hope) a bid on some agate that no one else seems to have noticed.
Ya never know ;D
cookie
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 30, 2004 0:50:13 GMT -5
Hi all , thanks for your replies to my lucky raffle. Some of the pieces are named and some are numbered. The only one I know for sure is from the USA is the plume agate. Today I had to get medicine from my doctor to control the shingles which is killing me But I shall survive. Before going to the doc I went with my wife to an old clubmember and he has sooooooooooooo many rocks, I could have spent 2 weeks there and still not see them all. WOW that was so beautiful , I will go back there for more. He used to have busloads of americans he said and they exchanged rocks. His name is Charlie Powell and a great rockhound. Even gave me some nice pieces to play with and I could have had more. He also has some old steel barrels for sale which I am tempted to buy, but I will see what I will do. Thanks again for your interest, much appreciated Jack |
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Jun 30, 2004 9:43:47 GMT -5
Hello,
Boy, I'll tell you what ... for a dollar ... you done alright!
The Plume Agate that you have photographed looks like Graveyard Point Plume Agate. This particular plume agate has gorgeous plumes and it polishes beautifully. Check the slab over real good and look for pyrite that has been trapped in the agate. When it is cut and polished, it has a gorgeous gold color. Pyrite is knows as fools gold (here in the U.S.A.). If you do find some and get it cut and polished, use a magnifying glass and check out the crystalline struture, it will be cubic in nature (90 degree crystal structure).
Again, Congratulations! I wish I was that lucky.
Enjoy,
John
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 30, 2004 11:00:30 GMT -5
so sorry to hear you are suffering from the shingles. i have always been told they are very painful. hope it clears up soon. you got some great rocks there for a buck and sounds like you double lucked up with the old clubmember. how come i never have this kind of rock luck  . oh yeah i'm in mississippi and there are no clubs or rocks ;D. kim |
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Trouthunter
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Post by Trouthunter on Jun 30, 2004 13:29:40 GMT -5
protozoid? i don't even like the sound of that...... KD Ugh! I had protozoids once. The doctor gave me some cream and it still took two whole weeks to clear them up. |
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shorty
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Post by shorty on Jun 30, 2004 16:37:28 GMT -5
;D hi all i have a pirite boulder at the end of my drive way. it is about 2 foot high and 3 feet across probably ways 400 pounds. it flakes off in slabs i give some to are frends kids they think there getting some real gold .and there rich.. they like it .shorty
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 30, 2004 19:37:12 GMT -5
My latest batch of rocks out of polish , I am not too happy yet so will give them a soapwash for 4 day. they are Hydrogrossular garnets on top and there are mudstones and quartz and fossilised wormcasts in the collander too.   Hi all , thanks again for the many replies. Yes we do have pyrite in NZ and I have found my share of it, and we too call it fools gold  . I have cut a rock which has a fair bit in it , but it is not easy to polish I found. I will have to invest in a magifier to see the chrystals. Jack |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 1, 2004 0:49:23 GMT -5
mudstones and fossilized wormcasts? i'd like it if you pointed those out to me cause those are new terms for me!
kim
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jul 1, 2004 4:15:19 GMT -5
Hi Kim , here are the pics of mudstones , from earlier batches as the latest are in soap at the moment. also I send a picture of the petrified rock I cut for another rockhound club member 1 polished mudstones  2 wet mudstones , they come dry out of a bag.  3 sideview of wet mudstones  4 close up of mudstone with fossil wormcasts  5 cut petrified wood for a clubmember  enjoy Jack |
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 1, 2004 10:04:05 GMT -5
Looks like you found some great pieces there, I know you are going to have alot of fun.
Tami
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hi jack you sure got your moneys worth those are sure some cool stuf. shorty
. oh yeah i'm in mississippi and there are no clubs or rocks ;D.
. I have cut a rock which has a fair bit in it , but it is not easy to polish I found. I will have to invest in a magifier to see the chrystals.
