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Post by arghvark on Sept 1, 2019 13:03:59 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 1, 2019 20:39:22 GMT -5
Looking good! I've never seen a bot with moss in it before like that last one. Can't wait to see what they look like all shiny!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 2, 2019 7:51:57 GMT -5
Those are really cool. I don’t remember having a lot of fractures in the ones I did.
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Post by drocknut on Sept 2, 2019 13:34:00 GMT -5
Cool, I love Bots. Those are freaky cool.
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NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Sept 2, 2019 13:42:44 GMT -5
They are neat. I like the moss in the ones at the end. If that is moss. I wonder if they have larger samples of those moss rocks. I could make a nice paperweight out of one of those!
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 2, 2019 14:04:37 GMT -5
Bots are pretty well known for the "eye" patterns that emerge after tumbling whole nodules. Some are really spectacular.
I like to cab Bots but the fractures seem frequent in my rough and are often very hard to work around. It's great when I find a rare full, unfractured slab.
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Post by parfive on Sept 2, 2019 16:25:24 GMT -5
I like to cab Bots but the fractures seem frequent in my rough and are often very hard to work around. It's great when I find a rare full, unfractured slab. Wow, that surprises me. I’ve bought a slew of Bots over the years—whole nodules—and never had a problem with fractures.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 2, 2019 17:16:09 GMT -5
I like to cab Bots but the fractures seem frequent in my rough and are often very hard to work around. It's great when I find a rare full, unfractured slab. Wow, that surprises me. I’ve bought a slew of Bots over the years—whole nodules—and never had a problem with fractures. You'll have to clue me in on your supplier. I bought a bunch from The Gem Shop Inc. and fractures have been an issue. Maybe I didn't get the Super Extra Elite Grade.
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Post by parfive on Sept 2, 2019 19:51:45 GMT -5
Maybe I didn't get the Super Extra Elite Grade. Nah, you’re on the wrong track. Early on, I bought a lotta stuff off Rockman69 and the key ingredient was OLD STOCK : )
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 3, 2019 0:01:00 GMT -5
Maybe I didn't get the Super Extra Elite Grade. Nah, you’re on the wrong track. Early on, I bought a lotta stuff off Rockman69 and the key ingredient was OLD STOCK : ) I don't know how old Old Stock should be but this was 50# I bought in the mid 1980s. I've gotten some great cabs out of it but I've also found lots of nodules with fractures. Guess it's the luck of the draw. Fractures Happen.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 3, 2019 8:53:39 GMT -5
Always a nice agate to cut and (or) tumble...
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Post by nowyo on Sept 4, 2019 14:37:55 GMT -5
Very nice. I picked some u in Quartzsite last winter and it did seem as though a lot of them had fractures. Awfully pretty stones, though.
Russ
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rjbud1
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Post by rjbud1 on Sept 4, 2019 20:32:57 GMT -5
Those look good so far. Fractures are the worst in my opinion. I’d rather have pits than fractures. In my opinion a fracture can ruin a great rock, even if it’s one minor fracture, on the contrary, I don’t mind pits very much.
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Post by TheRock on Sept 4, 2019 21:32:20 GMT -5
Looking Good!
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