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Post by beefjello on Jan 16, 2019 17:17:54 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2019 17:51:20 GMT -5
Some GREAT patterns in there!
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jimaz
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Post by jimaz on Jan 16, 2019 17:56:03 GMT -5
Those are some nice pieces.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 16, 2019 17:58:03 GMT -5
Man, I saw so many really nice ones. Some of those patterns are really tops.
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Bucknutty
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Post by Bucknutty on Jan 16, 2019 17:58:32 GMT -5
That's quite the haul. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing
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Post by aDave on Jan 16, 2019 18:02:27 GMT -5
Wow, very nice Brian.
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Post by woodman on Jan 16, 2019 18:05:11 GMT -5
Lot of nice material for sure!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 16, 2019 18:18:25 GMT -5
Some beautiful wood in there. SCORE!
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Post by MsAli on Jan 16, 2019 18:30:34 GMT -5
HOLY COW! Those are fantastic!
The one almost looks like honeycomb
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 16, 2019 19:46:56 GMT -5
Hey folks! Here's some petrified wood from the collection I picked up last Friday. There was a label that said 'Gabbs Wood', apparently from Nevada  
Yep, Gabbs, Nevada is where that is from. I've got some of that I picked up at either an estate sale, or the free rock sale.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 16, 2019 21:37:39 GMT -5
Very nice looking material.
Yes, Gabbs is up in Central Nevada. You can take the power line road just North of Tonopah to get there or the paved road from Luning. Been there a couple of times only because I have relatives there. Not much there as far as a town goes. The Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park is right by Gabbs to in case anyone ever does go up there.
Our club has done a couple of trips up there. Gabbs also has opal with cinnabar stringers, which is one of the things they were looking for.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 17, 2019 3:31:14 GMT -5
A great collection. Nice variety.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 17, 2019 11:17:38 GMT -5
SCORE! Going to be some nice work coming out of that material...
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Kai
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Post by Kai on Jan 17, 2019 12:19:32 GMT -5
Wow, amazingly beautiful!
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Post by beefjello on Jan 17, 2019 17:44:09 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 17, 2019 17:58:47 GMT -5
You're welcome, Brian. You got some nice stuff to play with.
I realized after I posted that I did get it at the free rock sale.
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mjflinty
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Post by mjflinty on Jan 17, 2019 18:12:27 GMT -5
Rock Candy!
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 17, 2019 23:35:07 GMT -5
Here is site discussing the location a little more. Read the response to the question:
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 18, 2019 12:57:31 GMT -5
I went on a trip there years ago. At the time, there were some huge logs showing and lots of diggings. Material was very pretty with lots of tumble sized hunks around. Bigger stuff was pretty but often very fractured. Tge opal is pretty brittle compared to agatized wood. Was in a VW at the time so could not carry a lot back so we only took tumble stuff which proved a booger to polish past a satin finish. We did find one wash near Tonopah just loaded with agatized wood in earth tones. Virtually tons of wood locations around Tonopah. Real pretty late springtime trip as long as you don't hit windy days....Mel
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Post by stephan on Jan 18, 2019 23:14:39 GMT -5
Wow! What a score. Love the golden stuff.
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