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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 4:17:16 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 31, 2018 7:03:25 GMT -5
Great stuff. The third one reminds me of chocolate. Is this an unusual color for the area?
Top one in 11th photo is amazing. Nothing like the others.
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Post by NDK on Dec 31, 2018 10:15:52 GMT -5
Dang those are fantastic rocks James! I'm insanely jealous of your weather too. Getting darker by the minute from the approaching storm here in gloomy Wis.
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Post by MsAli on Dec 31, 2018 10:38:29 GMT -5
Great finds! the one on the left #10 looks interesting
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 31, 2018 10:41:18 GMT -5
I see Jax is guarding your stash.  The chocolaty one looks really promising. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 31, 2018 11:51:47 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Dec 31, 2018 11:53:47 GMT -5
Wow, that's some great material
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2018 12:48:57 GMT -5
The crackle pattern on that red-pumpkin piece is really unusual. Reminds me of the Barbed Wire jasper from years ago, only redder.
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 15:26:48 GMT -5
Great stuff. The third one reminds me of chocolate. Is this an unusual color for the area? Top one in 11th photo is amazing. Nothing like the others. A lot of the baskinite is made up largely of the dark brown. Also found the baskinite in purple, red-white and peach and white. Also found some of the dark brown with no pattern but very shiny near the main highway. |
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 15:30:10 GMT -5
Great finds! the one on the left #10 looks interesting That one and the bottom one in the pic below are a peach color. Don't see those colors very often up there. Do find various shades of pink common opal from peach to salmon colored a couple hours South of this location. |
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 15:32:25 GMT -5
I see Jax is guarding your stash. The chocolaty one looks really promising. I really like the pattern and color in that one. Probably won't cut it up. I was thinking instead about grinding the surface smoother instead then polishing it rather than cutting it up. |
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 15:35:34 GMT -5
The crackle pattern on that red-pumpkin piece is really unusual. Reminds me of the Barbed Wire jasper from years ago, only redder. That is one of the coolist pieces I found. Would love to find a big chunk with that pattern. Unfortunately I have not seen any more even close to it up there. |
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Post by mohs on Dec 31, 2018 16:31:23 GMT -5
 that was worth walking a mile for ! you must of had big bag, Lad!
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 31, 2018 17:04:02 GMT -5
 that was worth walking a mile for ! you must of had big bag, Lad! I carry a lot of larger pieces back to the truck individually. Smaller pieces in bags then usually put the bags in my backpack to make them easier to carry back. |
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Dec 31, 2018 19:50:12 GMT -5
Nice haul.
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Post by nowyo on Dec 31, 2018 22:41:15 GMT -5
Well, that's it. I really need to get over there next year.
Russ
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 1, 2019 9:54:01 GMT -5
Wow! Very productive trip, you've got some boulders there. Nice looking material.
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Post by Win on Jan 2, 2019 9:35:04 GMT -5
Amazing, I hope to get there at some point.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jan 3, 2019 19:34:09 GMT -5
What an awesome variety. Looks like you got enough to keep you busy for a day or two.
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Post by thisrocks on May 31, 2021 21:30:09 GMT -5
Hi James, I'm sure I'm very late to seeing your post but I have been trying to get to Dead Camel Mountains tainted keep coming up at a loss. I made a video about the pictographs at Dead Camel Mountains and have tried 3 times to get to the actual mountain and we come up short. This last time we hiked with my 10 month old grandson and dog. We ended up having to turn around because of the heat. Is there any advice you could give me?
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