Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Aug 29, 2018 20:30:03 GMT -5
Finished a few cabs this week. It's a short week so I had to bust my butt to get to my self-imposed quota of 20 for the week. We're leaving Friday morning headed up the coast for our anniversary weekend which also happens to be Labor Day weekend. Going up to Fort Bragg in Mendocino county for some R&R. It's Paul Bunyan days every Labor Day in FB and it's always fun to walk the town and every year there's a small gem and mineral show put on by the Mendocino club. Without further ado... Gary Green Orbilishish!   Yin and Yang naturally... also a nice scene when turned the other way.  This one is riddled with pits but I liked the pattern and pushed through to finish it.  Here are a few more selfcollectedites. Burro Creek  Plasma agate - Clear Creek  Dragon Jasper from Dead Camel mountains. I still don't know if anyone has found my outcrop of this stuff yet.  Cosmo agate from Cedar City Utah. I think zarguy told me not to pick this one up but he might have been wanting to circle around and grab it himself... gotta watch that guy.  Picasso Marble also from the same Utah trip   Richardsons Ranch egg  Stoney Creek - more specifically Burris Creek where it meets Stoney Creek  Disaster Peak picture jasper  And some random stuff... Billy's Mary Ellen  Sunrise or is it Sunset?  Moroccan septarian  #8 mine turqoise  Dryhead agate  Not sure what this is - could be Willow Creek or it could be Imperial?  Random piece of rock that was in a box of Dallasite. We'll call it Dallasite even tho it doesn't fit the pattern.  Dino bone  Wildflowers rhyolite  Leopardskin jasper  Thanks for looking! |
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Ami
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Post by Ami on Aug 29, 2018 20:53:11 GMT -5
Ohhh my! All are gorgeous! This is what you call "a few"?  Did you ever sleep? |
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 29, 2018 21:18:23 GMT -5
Wonderful set. I really like that disaster peak!
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Post by MsAli on Aug 29, 2018 21:44:45 GMT -5
Love the MEJ and the Dragon Jasper
Hope you have a great time and Happy Anniversary!
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 29, 2018 23:32:26 GMT -5
Very nice. Like the first Picasso jasper the best.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 30, 2018 6:10:19 GMT -5
The dragon is very cool. Have a fun trip.
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Post by Peruano on Aug 30, 2018 6:41:00 GMT -5
I'd say Dallasite with you. Its within my impression of the stone.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 30, 2018 6:54:05 GMT -5
Good heavens! That's a lot of cabs! So many nice ones- hard to choose, but I really like the Dragon stone. Have a fantabulous trip! Happy anniversary.  |
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Aug 30, 2018 9:08:25 GMT -5
Tommy, really nice work!
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Post by miket on Aug 30, 2018 9:11:52 GMT -5
Fantastic
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 30, 2018 9:35:24 GMT -5
Beautiful, as always. The Burro Creek and the Dragon are my personal favorites! Have a lovely Happy Anniversary weekend!
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Post by victor1941 on Aug 30, 2018 9:46:40 GMT -5
Tommy, excellent work as always! My favorite is the Wildflower rhyolite.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 30, 2018 9:49:34 GMT -5
20 quality cabs a week must go through a whole lot of slab inventory. I do not know how you keep up. Very nice work.
Chuck
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Aug 30, 2018 10:38:17 GMT -5
I'd say Dallasite with you. Its within my impression of the stone. Yeah I meant to tag bcrockhound and see if he recognizes it. It was in a mixed box of dallasite and flowerstone he sent me a couple of years ago - unfortunately I don't know where the rest of this specific rock has gotten to. Probably buried in my rock pile. It looks and behaves like dallasite and it's really striking in hand with a smooth surface and a beautiful shine. It seems like a brecciated dallasite if there is such a thing. The flowerstone has an even more distinct pattern and didn't take quite as good of a shine in my limited experience with it. |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Aug 30, 2018 10:47:05 GMT -5
20 quality cabs a week must go through a whole lot of slab inventory. I do not know how you keep up. Thanks Chuck! Let's just put it this way... if I ever die suddenly and you see my stuff being sold off - don't hesitate - immediately try to buy this cabinet with contents and bring a very sturdy hand truck with you   |
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Aug 30, 2018 14:39:13 GMT -5
I'd say Dallasite with you. Its within my impression of the stone. Yeah I meant to tag bcrockhound and see if he recognizes it. It was in a mixed box of dallasite and flowerstone he sent me a couple of years ago - unfortunately I don't know where the rest of this specific rock has gotten to. Probably buried in my rock pile. It looks and behaves like dallasite and it's really striking in hand with a smooth surface and a beautiful shine. It seems like a brecciated dallasite if there is such a thing. The flowerstone has an even more distinct pattern and didn't take quite as good of a shine in my limited experience with it. Oh yeah, I think I even remember that rough rock! Haha. A lot of the dallasite seems like a mix of a lot of stuff. No two rocks are the same etc. I don't really know all the parts or how to properly classify some things. I love the pieces that have that blue hue in the quartz and white/lighter coloured sections. |
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Aug 30, 2018 16:01:01 GMT -5
Gary has wonderful friends.
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zekesman
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Post by zekesman on Aug 30, 2018 17:35:07 GMT -5
Nice! That leopard skin has color and pattern I haven't seen in it before. Vic
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goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Aug 30, 2018 18:22:33 GMT -5
What wonderful, quality work. But those aren't pits.. they are birds flying through a turbulent green sky over Venusian hills.
And thank you for giving me my first glance at wildflower rhyolite. Now I know what to give to my wife.
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Aug 31, 2018 22:48:43 GMT -5
Lots of fine cabs here! My favorite is the dragon jasper. That's a nice piece of bone too. Great polish on the G-g's as well.
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