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mossyrockhound
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This one surprised me - in a good way Apr 2, 2019 14:22:53 GMT -5 Fossilman, rockjunquie, and 3 more like this

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Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 2, 2019 14:22:53 GMT -5

I've been doing some high-grading and was just ready to heft this piece out to the junk pile. I had earlier cut a big piece from the same area that was junk, so I thought this one would be the same. But, just in case, I cut a heel piece to double check. This one is a keeper:

Heel piece sitting in a bucket of sawdust. Some sawdust still clinging to the rock. This piece weighs about 10 pounds.

Here's the rest of it, still in the saw. I estimate this piece to be about 25 to 30 pounds.

Earlier cut "leaverites" in the junk pile - too many pits. This weighed about 60 pounds.

Thanks for looking!

Last Edit: Apr 2, 2019 14:57:07 GMT -5 by mossyrockhound

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This one surprised me - in a good way Apr 3, 2019 8:30:16 GMT -5 MsAli likes this

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Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 3, 2019 8:30:16 GMT -5

Thanks MsAli, @rocks2dust, orrum @ fernwood. This one will most likely get polished for a shelf specimen. The blue chalcedony is more "blue-ish" than most Ellensburg blues that I have. The floating white orbs are something I haven't seen before. I plan to cut some off the other end of the piece that's still in the saw vise today to see if the color holds all the way through.

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This one surprised me - in a good way Apr 3, 2019 9:41:12 GMT -5 mossyrockhound likes this

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Liking the color! I have a junk pile right next to my saw, I usually go through it once in awhile and pick out rocks that get a second chance...
Sometimes cutting it at a different angle makes a world of difference... Hahaha

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This one surprised me - in a good way

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