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Post by rockhoundingwithkids on Apr 23, 2020 12:15:56 GMT -5
Sometimes nature does a good job on it's own... If it were me I'd leave it be. But out of curiosity I'd probably take one of the smaller chunks and tumble it just to see the potential.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Apr 23, 2020 20:26:47 GMT -5
Great finds. Would love to see how a piece turns out tumbled if you dicide to.
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billdean
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Post by billdean on Apr 23, 2020 21:38:48 GMT -5
I probably won't start with either of those in the tumbler. I have 40 or 50 more with fire in them that might be better to tumble. The one weights 10 or 15 pounds. I wouldn't have to put it on the end of a stick to polish it. There could be more agates in that host rock I suppose. I really don't know what to do with it yet its so dang big.
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Post by Pat on Apr 23, 2020 21:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Apr 24, 2020 3:01:11 GMT -5
Beautiful as is.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Sept 14, 2020 13:31:08 GMT -5
Do not tumble!!
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Sept 14, 2020 14:16:12 GMT -5
What Pat said. It is easy to lose the fire in these by taking them down too far. You have some beauties there but it is very tricky material to work.
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Sept 14, 2020 14:16:20 GMT -5
Looks like some awesome specimens, much larger than normal finds for me.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 14, 2020 15:36:27 GMT -5
billdean, I'm very curious about which state these were found in. Were they from Michigan or were you hunting in the Southwest? It would be very unusual for occurrences other than in CA, AZ, NM and Mexico.
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