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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 25, 2020 20:45:45 GMT -5
Last spring I collected a nice piece of Epidote while hunting the shore of Lake Huron with Jugglerguy . The rock was too big too fit in the lot-o so it has kind of just been pushed aside. This week I decided to give it a whirl in the mini sonic tumbler using some smaller stones as filler. The Epidote came out pretty nice and there are a few really nice rocks in the filler material. 1 2 3 4A 4B 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - No idea what this is but now I want 10 pounds of it Thanks for looking Chuck
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Post by knave on Feb 25, 2020 20:53:58 GMT -5
Good grief. That “fire moss” or whatever the last one is. You saved the best for last. The epidote is EPIC as well.
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duskygrouse
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Post by duskygrouse on Feb 25, 2020 21:52:55 GMT -5
Awesome depth of shine. I love your mix of material.
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shardy
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Post by shardy on Feb 25, 2020 21:56:44 GMT -5
Very nice
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reynedrop
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Post by reynedrop on Feb 25, 2020 22:19:40 GMT -5
That's a beautiful piece! How big is it, exactly?
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Benathema
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Post by Benathema on Feb 25, 2020 22:44:05 GMT -5
OoooOOOooo... Shiny! I like the Minecraft bedrock in #3.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Feb 25, 2020 23:14:24 GMT -5
Great job on that Epidote, but those yellow ones really speak to me. Excellent job on all of them.
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Post by fernwood on Feb 26, 2020 6:08:41 GMT -5
#4, #11 are over the top. Can see why you want more of 11.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 26, 2020 8:20:29 GMT -5
BAM! Drop the mic.
The epidote is amazing and that last one made my heart flutter. Awesome batch, Chuck.
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 26, 2020 9:17:56 GMT -5
The only Epidote I am familiar with is the material I collected at the old Calumet Mine(or maybe it's Iron King Mine) outside of Salida Colorado. It's usually in small green crystals with a base rock that appears to be an Epidote impregnated sandstone, very green but soft and crumbly. The one you started with must be a non-crystal form. Obviously being the lake-front it was sturdy enough to survive the tumble process.
Henry
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Post by MsAli on Feb 26, 2020 9:23:09 GMT -5
That #11 is gorgeous.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 26, 2020 10:15:56 GMT -5
That's a beautiful piece! How big is it, exactly? Thank you. Then green rock is 3.5" long and about 2.5" wide Chuck
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 26, 2020 10:36:20 GMT -5
Nice mixed batch, Chuck. That 'big green egg' is awesome.
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Post by orrum on Feb 26, 2020 11:01:02 GMT -5
Enjoy your tumbles Chuck and the mini sonic did a great job!!!
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Post by miket on Feb 26, 2020 12:49:23 GMT -5
Fantastic job, Chuck, thanks for sharing!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 26, 2020 15:32:03 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 10:14:37 GMT -5
Killer batch man. The Mini does have a bigger mouth than the Lot-O, noticed that.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 28, 2020 23:00:01 GMT -5
That did turn out nice, but like everyone else, I'm much more interested in that last one. Wow.
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illusionist
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Post by illusionist on Feb 29, 2020 15:48:29 GMT -5
Awesome polish, awesome rocks and awesome pics!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 29, 2020 17:38:27 GMT -5
That did turn out nice, but like everyone else, I'm much more interested in that last one. Wow. There was a comment above about Epidote. Would you consider the green one to be Epidote? To me it looks like unakite without the peachy pink stuff. I have always just called it Epidote but do not know if that is truly what it is. I brought that particular rock home in case I decided to try to make one of your turtles but never got the itch to do it. Chuck
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