phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:18:55 GMT -5
Post by phoenix1647 on Feb 21, 2005 8:18:55 GMT -5
This is the geode my wife picked out at the Gem and Rock Show. It weighed in at one and a half pounds...the inside color is purpleish grey...sorta...   This last picture shows a nice clear crystal growing inside the geode....  Pho |
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:24:45 GMT -5
Post by MichiganRocks on Feb 21, 2005 8:24:45 GMT -5
Hey Pho, that's a nice Geode. I NEVER tire of looking at Geodes! They are one of nature's more spectacular creations.
Ron
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:35:30 GMT -5
Post by sandsman1 on Feb 21, 2005 8:35:30 GMT -5
wow that is a nice one pho cool crystals--- banjo sent me a pic of one with a guy standing next to it and its as big as him too cool
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2004
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:43:35 GMT -5
Post by llanago on Feb 21, 2005 8:43:35 GMT -5
That geode is really nice. BE and I debated on getting a geode at the rock show in Fredericksburg we went to in Dec. But decided against it. We had already met the Mex Lace guy and I wanted to save my money for that. We did watch a couple a get busted up. That's kinda fun. You never know what you'll find inside.
I have this huge - 6 lb 0 geode that was found up on the ranch I work at. I have been tempted to cut it in half to see whats in there, but it's way to big for the saw and it's just kinda cool how it is. I know that it doesn't look like your geode on the inside though! We don't have those kinds of geodes here.
Pho, the San Antonio rock show is coming up in April. Maybe we can all get together there and go to dinner or something after.
llana
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:49:38 GMT -5
Post by phoenix1647 on Feb 21, 2005 8:49:38 GMT -5
I'm game Llana....I can bring some of my pet wood and quartz to trade.....
Pho
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:50:34 GMT -5
Post by creativeminded on Feb 21, 2005 8:50:34 GMT -5
That is a very nice geode. When I see a geode I think of a present, you never know what is inside until you open it.
Tami
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
Posts: 186
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 8:55:45 GMT -5
Post by phoenix1647 on Feb 21, 2005 8:55:45 GMT -5
Ya just gotta love those geodes.....
I am hoping to get up to Montana again this summer...got a friend up there who knows where I can get some good size geodes...taking the truck...and packing a lunch...
Pho
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llanago
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 9:19:59 GMT -5
Post by llanago on Feb 21, 2005 9:19:59 GMT -5
I can bring some of my pet wood and quartz to trade.....
Cool! And I can bring some of my pet wood and quartz to trade! LOL! Although I am running low on pet wood. It has been my standby for filling my tumblers this winter since the weather has been so bad we haven't been able to do much rock cuttin'. I've also tumbled almost all of my smaller quartz and granite/marble/feldspar I collected last year, but do still have some big pieces. If I wouldn't have had all the stuff I collected last year when I was at the lake for a month, my tumblers would be silent right now. My goal this summer - cut enough rock to get me through the winter!  I probably have 100 lbs. or more of rock to be cut! llana
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 9:25:31 GMT -5
Post by Cher on Feb 21, 2005 9:25:31 GMT -5
That is so gorgeous inside, what a pretty color. I had a geode once, or rather found half of one. It had black crystals inside, was really cool. You guys are so lucky to get to go to these shows and meet. I am so jealous!! Have fun!
Cher
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A geode
Feb 21, 2005 10:03:54 GMT -5
Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 21, 2005 10:03:54 GMT -5
lol @ llana - you know you're a rockhound when you are worried about having enough rock cut for the winter instead of wood lol.
pho that is a beautiful geode! i hope i get to see a geode next weekend at the show in jackson. my neighbor has some kind of rolling cart he's loaning me to pull my rocks around lol. he's gonna meet me there on sunday. can't wait!
kim
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A geode
Feb 22, 2005 8:15:45 GMT -5
Post by BearCreekLapidary on Feb 22, 2005 8:15:45 GMT -5
Hello Pho, Don't you just love the thrill of finding geodes like this! I cut a geode from Mexico last year and it had a brilliant deep amethyst crystals that were totally encapsulated by bright red and pink bands. Talk about a gorgeous contrast of colors  Thanks for the photo, John |
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I probably have 100 lbs. or more of rock to be cut!
