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Post by oregon on Mar 15, 2020 1:03:18 GMT -5
finally chucked it in the big saw. Looked all solid from the outside was going to be a nice solid sphere, but there's a big vug running through the center. Nice banded jasper, unlike anything else I've found local. I'm sure it has an interesting story to tell... |
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Benathema
has rocks in the head
God chased me down and made sure I knew He was real June 20, 2022. I've been on a Divine Mission.
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Post by Benathema on Mar 15, 2020 1:14:35 GMT -5
That is fantastic.
It's like a rainbow
in a rock!
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Post by fernwood on Mar 15, 2020 5:11:52 GMT -5
An amazing rock.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Mar 15, 2020 8:19:17 GMT -5
Definitely worth draggin' it down the hill.
You planning on spending more time on that hill?
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Post by MsAli on Mar 15, 2020 8:21:02 GMT -5
That is wild!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 15, 2020 8:29:51 GMT -5
That's so cool! The colors and pattern are so unusual. How big is it?
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 15, 2020 9:47:20 GMT -5
oregonAre you getting a sphere preform from it regardless of the vug or did that ruin the plan?
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rockstock
spending too much on rocks
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Post by rockstock on Mar 15, 2020 9:52:15 GMT -5
Quite the awesome find in the woods!
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Post by Toad on Mar 15, 2020 9:59:25 GMT -5
What does the outside look like?
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 15, 2020 10:17:54 GMT -5
Very nice material. That face in the center of the red? That little guy looks like he's saying,"Gasp! Thanks, bud, finally I can breathe again!!"  |
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 15, 2020 11:05:03 GMT -5
Sweet find. Sphere it anyways.
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Post by oregon on Mar 15, 2020 12:08:06 GMT -5
What does the outside look like? you could see the banding, that's what made me drag it down the hill. it was like a mile hike, and the original chunk was probably 30-40 lbs, ~ 6x10x20. I cut the narrow end off and it all looked solid, so cut 4" inches in and found this vug, few crystals, and kinda unexpected... The vug seemed to head off to one side of the remaining larger piece but another cut still showed a cavity. Have a couple hefty chunks, will have to asses a few fractures etc, just slabbed this off while it was in the vice to polish and put on the shelf. Nothing else really close to this up there that I've found. Just different it deserved to be enjoyed a bit.
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oldschoolrocker
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 15, 2020 12:36:15 GMT -5
Man, finding that would make it hard to keep me out of the woods hunting for more! Awesome find!
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Mar 15, 2020 12:37:50 GMT -5
Huh - nothing else like it in the area where you found it. Maybe someone found it farther in and got tired of luggin' it there where you found it.
I only say that 'cuz there have been times I've thought about "offloading" some rocks while hiking out of the boonies!
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Post by Pat on Mar 15, 2020 12:43:43 GMT -5
Wow!!
The face in the vug is a big plus.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Mar 16, 2020 0:43:57 GMT -5
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