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Post by beefjello on Oct 12, 2018 21:35:38 GMT -5
I had no choice.. there was a lapidary estate sale!  Here's what I picked up.. A few slabs  Some Confetti Chrysocolla and unknown malachite(?) stuff  A small chunk of silicon and some lil pink pretties  10 lb chunk of galena  Dendritic stuff  Nice big Brenda agate  And 80 pounds of old school purple Burro Creek rough   Not bad for $100  Rodney lonetreestudios beat me there by about 20 minutes and REALLY cleaned up. Story of my life.. heh  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 13, 2018 10:37:37 GMT -5
You did good! The pretty pink stuff looks like rhodochrosite. Great score on the Burro Creek!
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 13, 2018 10:40:34 GMT -5
Was your boss equally impressed? LOL! Seriously, I would have pulled over, too. Esp for the pink stuff and burro Creek.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 13, 2018 10:43:38 GMT -5
Shoot I'd of been late too!
Just the pink stuff alone would of made me happy as heck, and then all the other goodies BONUS
Why cant I run across estate sales like that😢
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Post by fernwood on Oct 13, 2018 11:44:54 GMT -5
Please let us know if you are still employed, lol. Serious score.
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2018 12:11:30 GMT -5
Well worth being late for!
Nice score.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Oct 13, 2018 12:56:30 GMT -5
Excellent! Just the 80 lbs of purple would've been worth being a little late.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 13, 2018 13:07:59 GMT -5
Excellent! Just the 80 lbs of purple would've been worth being a little late. Exactly! For a hundred bucks, I'd say he stole it... All of it. (And he thinks I'm cheap, lol.) |
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AzRockGeek
has rocks in the head
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Post by AzRockGeek on Oct 13, 2018 15:17:33 GMT -5
Nice haul Brian!!!!! Can't wait to see some slabs of the purple.
I am sure glad that that sale was on your side of town, I would not be able to pass it up and I definitely don't need anymore rock. I cant imagine Rodney needs more rock. LOL
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Post by beefjello on Oct 13, 2018 17:44:13 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!  Yes, I still have a job.. I'm pretty sure lol Jean, I don't think you're cheap! I do know you're thrifty though  Tim, actually this sale was closer to you than me! But I do agree, Rodney don't need no more rock. In fact he should forward some of his stash to me  So I spent a nice rainy morning in my garage feeding my saws. I've been working on the smallest chunk of Burro Creek with my LS 12".  Finishing up some other stuff on my old HP 18", but about to throw a bigger piece of BC on that one as well. Been lotsa fun listening to both slab saws simultaneously singing the silica song in stereo.. sooo sweeeet!  |
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NDK
Cave Dweller 
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Post by NDK on Oct 13, 2018 18:17:16 GMT -5
Blame it on the train but the boss is already there....
Beautiful pieces Brian! That BC is killer!
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Post by orrum on Oct 13, 2018 19:07:08 GMT -5
Brian currently I like you, it's difficult because I am insanely jealous over your estate sales LICK!!!
Go get em buddy!!! LOL
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Post by lonetreestudios on Oct 14, 2018 7:57:10 GMT -5
I can say the BC slabs coming off B's saw look even better in person! Brian's rock radar was dialed in picking those BC chunks out of the pile, was a good time rooting through all the goodies!
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