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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 26, 2020 15:50:25 GMT -5
Vince is in the saw shop cutting some of the rough we brought home from Quartzsite.
First up is the monster Hampton Butte, which we think is actually fossilized fern. There was a knob at the end of the boulder and not being able to restrain himself, he HAD to see what it looked like inside, so he cut the small knob off to take a peek. It's better than either of us could have hoped for.
Here's a picture of the rest of it still in the drop saw. He had a heck of a time getting it in there so he could take that piece off.
Here's a picture of a slice of the shattuckite. The blues in this stuff are amazing. As soon as that slab is cleaned, I'll be cutting a cab out of it.
Thanks for looking!
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jan 26, 2020 17:19:22 GMT -5
Wow! Gonna have lots of fun cabbing up that material!
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Post by knave on Jan 26, 2020 17:20:56 GMT -5
Good grief. That’s awesome, guys!
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Post by RickB on Jan 26, 2020 17:30:05 GMT -5
That's a pretty slab of shattuckite. Those cabs will be beauties.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Jan 27, 2020 7:17:57 GMT -5
That’s some amazing stuff. Can’t wait to see what you two do with it all.
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Post by roy on Jan 27, 2020 19:03:17 GMT -5
hampton butte is most likely live oak
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 27, 2020 19:47:48 GMT -5
hampton butte is most likely live oak Can you explain what you mean by live oak, Roy? I'm pretty ignorant about Hampton Butte in general. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 27, 2020 19:51:01 GMT -5
That’s some amazing stuff. Can’t wait to see what you two do with it all. Most of it will be slabbed up and sold at our show in August. We'll keep a few slabs for ourselves for cutting. We used to keep a lot more than we do now, but neither of us cab as fast as some of the folks on this board (especially me).  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 27, 2020 20:17:00 GMT -5
The shattuckite is beautiful
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 27, 2020 21:22:15 GMT -5
The shattuckite is beautiful Thanks, Ali, it is beautiful. There are some fractures in the slabs Vince has cut so far, but I will cut around them.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 27, 2020 23:22:37 GMT -5
That first picture begs a close up. I clicked on it hoping it would take me to a bigger one. It's outstanding and demands a closer look. Y'all hit the jack pot with that one.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 28, 2020 8:06:58 GMT -5
Okay. Closeup it is. All I could say after that piece dropped was "Oh my... .". The darkest areas are softer, but I can live with that.
Obviously don't know yet how many fractures run through the chunk, but I can live with that, too, on this material.
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 28, 2020 10:02:23 GMT -5
You and Vince have the eye. Those are amazing and I might add for rough "fancy smanzie".
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Post by knave on Jan 28, 2020 10:18:05 GMT -5
Schmantzy Pantzy.... get it right, lol!
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 28, 2020 10:38:49 GMT -5
Schmantzy Pantzy.... get it right, lol! Yeah what Evan said |
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Post by roy on Jan 28, 2020 12:09:01 GMT -5
hampton butte is most likely live oak Can you explain what you mean by live oak, Roy? I'm pretty ignorant about Hampton Butte in general. all though there are several types of wood that have been id there live oak was the most domanate another was sycamore no ferns or that sort of thing has been found there that i have read |
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Post by knave on Jan 28, 2020 12:14:32 GMT -5
Live oak is one of the most beautiful trees IRL in my opinion
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 28, 2020 17:38:24 GMT -5
Can you explain what you mean by live oak, Roy? I'm pretty ignorant about Hampton Butte in general. all though there are several types of wood that have been id there live oak was the most domanate another was sycamore no ferns or that sort of thing has been found there that i have read Thanks, Roy! I had no idea that the tree I've always just called an Oak was actually a Live Oak. See, an old dog can still learn new tricks! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 28, 2020 18:11:12 GMT -5
I found a 1961 paper from the Oregon Dep't of Geology and Mineral Industries the other day that says exactly what you just posted about Live Oak being predominant at Hampton Butte. It goes on to say that Palm, Tree Ferns (and other types) were absent.
The paper is Vol. 23, No. 6 of "The Ore.-Bin" - or so it says in the header.
Title is "Plant Fossils In The Clarno Formation, Oregon".
Jeez - With help like this from folks like you I might learn something about petrified wood before I'm the one petrified. It all started from a single chunk of Hubbard Basin I got sight-unseen last year in a deal on a pile of random rocks. Guess if we're lucky we get to keep learning!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 28, 2020 18:14:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the close up. Wow! It is truly beautiful. Love the richness of color and the chaotic/organic pattern. Very nice.
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