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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 17:17:35 GMT -5
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 17:18:14 GMT -5
Yay. Did it.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 22, 2019 17:18:18 GMT -5
THOSE ARE GORGEOUS!
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 17:20:34 GMT -5
7 years of tumbling there. MsAli |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 22, 2019 17:46:07 GMT -5
Oh. My. Goodness! Those are gorgeous! It took you seven years of tumbling?
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Post by jimaz on Jan 22, 2019 18:02:12 GMT -5
Pictures are good. Garnets a great.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 18:09:42 GMT -5
Oh. My. Goodness! Those are gorgeous! It took you seven years of tumbling? They started as approximately forty pounds of rough. They now fit in a three pound butter container although they weigh closer to ten pounds. Garnets are tough and they required a lot of splitting cracks to get to where they are. Almost everyone of them shows a star. Stars are sometimes hard to see on baroques. The oval cab is 20 ct. |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 22, 2019 18:13:20 GMT -5
7 years of tumbling there. MsAli I am assuming not 7 years straight? Did you self collect them? |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 18:15:36 GMT -5
Pretty much 7 years straight. All were self collected. Tumbled in a 3 pound lortone. They pretty much wore the tumbler out. I still have a lot of rough but they are cabbing pieces. Looking forward to working on them now that I’m retired. These are some pretty nice 12 sided crystals, (dodecahedrons).  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 22, 2019 18:59:30 GMT -5
Wow that is amazing it took that long but dang they came out outstanding.
I didnt even know Idaho had garnets.
Thank you for teaching me about something new today
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 19:06:54 GMT -5
Atsa lotta garnets! Some great stars, too. Nice pics, I seldom can get the stars to show up in photos.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 22, 2019 19:13:09 GMT -5
Marvelous stones and sheer deliberation of focus over a long period of time. Hats off to you.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 22, 2019 20:11:18 GMT -5
Holy smokes, those are beautiful! Kudos on the tenacity to actually spend 7 years of your life on one project. Thank you for sharing these.
Hope you will post the star cabs when you cut them.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 20:20:46 GMT -5
hummingbirdstonesyou know how tumbling is. Check them once a week. If they’re ready they move on.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 20:23:01 GMT -5
@rocks2dust check this out.   |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 22, 2019 20:27:08 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones you know how tumbling is. Check them once a week. If they’re ready they move on. Actually, I don't tumble. Takes too long!  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 22, 2019 20:28:06 GMT -5
@rocks2dust check this out. Awesome Bruneau! |
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Post by Starguy on Jan 22, 2019 20:31:50 GMT -5
Gotta love Idaho, the gem state.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2019 21:26:50 GMT -5
Love stacked orbs, and those are delicious! Bruneau colors usually remind me of those old-time caramel candies with cream centers: jasper may not taste as good, but the candy never had as good patterns.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 23, 2019 5:40:52 GMT -5
Your material and dedication is amazing. I did not know that Star Garnet even existed. The cabs are beautiful.
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