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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 21, 2020 16:45:10 GMT -5
Picked this up at the Swap Meet on Sunday, thought it was pretty cool. It is an internal mold of a gastropod (aka snail) that has been agatized.   Do you think it was worth the $2 I paid for it? I thought so! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 21, 2020 16:53:55 GMT -5
Very cool and for 2 bucks even better!
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Post by knave on Jan 21, 2020 17:03:24 GMT -5
Wow.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 21, 2020 17:12:58 GMT -5
Excellent score!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 21, 2020 17:21:00 GMT -5
Thank you, Robin. It ain't Q, but I can pick up some neat stuff there every now and then. Easier on my pocketbook, as well. (And you all know how cheap thrifty I am.)
The guy selling it was a reseller, not a rock/fossil enthusiast. I asked him how much, he said two bucks. My money was in my backpack, out in the aisle with Bob. I was about to put it back down and get the money, then thought, my luck, somebody else would pick it up, lol. So I gave it to him to hold for a minute. When I went to pay him, he mentioned how cool it was. Guess he didn't really look at it closely before he gave me the price. He probably would have charged more, if he could.
Have been picking up shells there recently. Cowries, cone snails, olive shells, unknowns...
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 21, 2020 17:23:01 GMT -5
That would look really sweet polished up for a pendant.  |
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Post by knave on Jan 21, 2020 18:37:42 GMT -5
Excuse me, ma’am, just thought I’d let you know you have a snail stuck to your shirt.....
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Post by fernwood on Jan 22, 2020 5:46:51 GMT -5
A very cool find.
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 22, 2020 13:30:26 GMT -5
AWESOME score!!! Don't find them like that very often.....
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 24, 2020 12:54:08 GMT -5
That would look really sweet polished up for a pendant. Thanks, Robin. I considered that briefly, but I think it will remain a specimen. At .94 oz, it's a little bit big to wear around the neck, lol.
Excuse me, ma’am, just thought I’d let you know you have a snail stuck to your shirt..... Ha ha. When you said that, it reminded me of a trip out to Ocotillo Wells a few years ago. Bob found a dead desert hairy scorpion, and had some fun with it.
Excuse me sir, do you know you have a scorpion on your shoulder?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 25, 2020 12:04:34 GMT -5
After posting the photos of Bob and the dead scorpion, I just had to go back to that trip thread and fix the broken photo links. What a big difference!
Recent desert trip - PIC HEAVY
Many of the newer members have not seen a lot of the pictures in older posts. Hope it was worth the effort to restore them
I hope to do more. |
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Post by knave on Jan 26, 2020 13:07:44 GMT -5
After posting the photos of Bob and the dead scorpion, I just had to go back to that trip thread and fix the broken photo links. What a big difference!
Recent desert trip - PIC HEAVY
Many of the newer members have not seen a lot of the pictures in older posts. Hope it was worth the effort to restore them
I hope to do more. That was a fun read. Thanks! |
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 5, 2020 9:13:09 GMT -5
 Here is one I found on the Rio Puerco a few years ago. Not silicated feels like sandstone. Found about 5000 ft in elevation. There are shark teeth also  in the area. |
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Post by Pat on Feb 5, 2020 11:26:44 GMT -5
Beautiful shape and color. .. a definite keeper... and the price was goooood!
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