Maury Mountain moss agate

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 20:47:26 GMT -5 Fossilman, quartz, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on May 23, 2019 20:47:26 GMT -5 Took a slice off of a chunk of Maury Mountain moss today. may take a few slabs as long as it is in the saw.

jasperfanatic spending too much on rocks Member since January 2019 Posts: 463	Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 21:12:47 GMT -5 quartz, Pat, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasperfanatic on May 23, 2019 21:12:47 GMT -5 Slabs are kind of like chips...or cookies...you can't just have one
	Last Edit: May 23, 2019 21:13:11 GMT -5 by jasperfanatic OK, this one and then I'm done for real this time...

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 21:19:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on May 23, 2019 21:19:10 GMT -5 May 23, 2019 21:12:47 GMT -5 jasperfanatic said: Slabs are kind of like chips...or cookies...you can't just have one So True!!

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Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 21:26:17 GMT -5 via Tapatalk rockjunquie, woodman, and 2 more like this

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May 23, 2019 21:19:10 GMT -5 woodman said:

May 23, 2019 21:12:47 GMT -5 jasperfanatic said:

Slabs are kind of like chips...or cookies...you can't just have one

So True!!

I'm a tumbler and Maury doesn't always cooperate, but I love it. It's one of the prettiest materials, in my opinion. Always enjoy getting some new pieces.
Can't wait to see the rest of that rock, it's a nice one. You can send it to me for it's own photo session.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 21:47:36 GMT -5 Garage Rocker likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on May 23, 2019 21:47:36 GMT -5 I has a tendency to undercut when polishing, I don't tumble but that is what I have found working with it. I got one chunk about twice the size of a basketball!

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Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 21:51:43 GMT -5 via mobile

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May 23, 2019 21:47:36 GMT -5 woodman said:

I has a tendency to undercut when polishing, I don't tumble but that is what I have found working with it.

Same.

So, a beach ball sized chunk of Maury Mt.? That has to be impressive.

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Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 22:03:34 GMT -5 Fossilman, Garage Rocker, and 1 more like this

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It is, probably collected in the 60s or earlier. Wife bought an estate sale pile of rocks years ago and I am working thru it. got a long way to go. I had a couple of 4 inch spheres make out of it that game out real good.

socalagatehound has rocks in the head Rocks in the head Member since July 2013 Posts: 681	Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 22:24:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by socalagatehound on May 23, 2019 22:24:40 GMT -5 Nice stuff!!! Love the mix of colors!
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Maury Mountain moss agate May 23, 2019 22:34:02 GMT -5 Fossilman, rockjunquie, and 3 more like this

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We knew the people who helped open Maury Mountain up, they lived near Sherwood, OR and were members of the Newberg rock club, we were too. They put on a 2 1/2 hour rockhounding slide show one meeting. The pictures were taken in the mid 50's. Part of the show was the extraction and moving of a twelve hundred pound piece of Maury, and the story told of how many tires they blew getting it home on a rather primitive trailer. It's real, I've touched it. The club folded several years ago, maintaining contact became difficult because of their age. The people are both gone now, and I don't know what happened to the rock.

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Maury Mountain moss agate May 24, 2019 8:58:48 GMT -5

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May 23, 2019 22:34:02 GMT -5 quartz said:

We knew the people who helped open Maury Mountain up, they lived near Sherwood, OR and were members of the Newberg rock club, we were too. They put on a 2 1/2 hour rockhounding slide show one meeting. The pictures were taken in the mid 50's. Part of the show was the extraction and moving of a twelve hundred pound piece of Maury, and the story told of how many tires they blew getting it home on a rather primitive trailer. It's real, I've touched it. The club folded several years ago, maintaining contact became difficult because of their age. The people are both gone now, and I don't know what happened to the rock.

The wife bought a pile of rock from the estate of Ralph Anderson who lived in Aloha. A lot of Maury Mountain chunks.

MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Maury Mountain moss agate May 24, 2019 9:38:39 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on May 24, 2019 9:38:39 GMT -5 I think that will always be one of my favorite stuff to look at
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quartz Cave Dweller breakin' rocks in the hot sun Member since February 2010 Posts: 3,359	Maury Mountain moss agate May 24, 2019 22:49:00 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by quartz on May 24, 2019 22:49:00 GMT -5 It is very possible woodman, the people your wife bought the pile of rocks from were also involved in some of the adventures shown in the slide show I mentioned.
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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Maury Mountain moss agate May 25, 2019 11:33:04 GMT -5 Fossilman, Garage Rocker, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on May 25, 2019 11:33:04 GMT -5 Took four slabs off, still oily in photo. also phot of large chunk

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Maury Mountain moss agate May 25, 2019 12:40:07 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on May 25, 2019 12:40:07 GMT -5 Maury Mountain agate is beautiful material for sure.... Got some in my shop in a pile somewhere.. Nice slabs Woodman!
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