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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 7, 2020 19:47:13 GMT -5
Here's my latest batch of rocks. Enjoy! 1 2 3 4 5 Coral from JamesP 6 Coral from JamesP 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Botswana Agate 15 16 Gary Green/Larsonite from Panamark 17 Gary Green/Larsonite from Panamark 18 19 20
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Jul 7, 2020 20:21:05 GMT -5
Nice work Rob, those coral pieces are pretty sweet.
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Post by knave on Jul 7, 2020 20:26:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the awesome rocks, nice work.
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Post by fernwood on Jul 7, 2020 22:26:11 GMT -5
Love #8 and #20.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 7, 2020 23:11:35 GMT -5
Beautiful work! Love that Botswana with the polka dots.
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Post by tims on Jul 7, 2020 23:19:46 GMT -5
Some great stones. #3, 10 and 14 really grabbed me and love the picks. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by orrum on Jul 8, 2020 9:10:25 GMT -5
Rob that's a fantastic batch!!! Great shine and diverse materials plus carving a turtle!!!
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Post by miket on Jul 8, 2020 9:14:17 GMT -5
Missed this one, fantastic work, Rob!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 8, 2020 13:17:33 GMT -5
Beautiful work! Love that Botswana with the polka dots. I'm not sure that I ever met a Bot that I didn't like.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 8, 2020 13:18:35 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
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Post by RocksInNJ on Jul 8, 2020 19:45:09 GMT -5
What a great show. Many thanks for sharing. Love those turtles.
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Jul 9, 2020 8:05:53 GMT -5
Beautiful tumbles! Thanks for sharing them with us. #12,13 and 15 are defintely my favs. They look like they have frost crystals in them. The Botsawana is just gorgeous too. The crosses and turtle also came out well.
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Post by greig on Jul 9, 2020 10:49:45 GMT -5
The unakite is similar to rock that I can collect an an old iron mine. I called it "epidote" for the green, so had to look it up and educate myself. It turns out unakite is composed of epidote, K-feldspar and quartz. Same as the stuff I collect, but sometimes also in calcite. I learned something. Great video and pics.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 9, 2020 11:46:49 GMT -5
Beautiful tumbles! Thanks for sharing them with us. #12,13 and 15 are defintely my favs. They look like they have frost crystals in them. The Botsawana is just gorgeous too. The crosses and turtle also came out well. Do you have any idea what 13 and 15 are? I had several of those in the tumbler lately. They’re pretty cool.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 9, 2020 11:54:23 GMT -5
The unakite is similar to rock that I can collect an an old iron mine. I called it "epidote" for the green, so had to look it up and educate myself. It turns out unakite is composed of epidote, K-feldspar and quartz. Same as the stuff I collect, but sometimes also in calcite. I learned something. Great video and pics. Wow, I can’t believe I taught you something. I’m always impressed by your knowledge, but then again, I don’t have a lot of the stuff you find in my neck of the woods. I used to be a unakite/epidote rut. I have tumbled more of that than just about any other rock. If you haven’t brought any home for the tumbler, I suggest that you do. Look for pieces that don’t look like granite. The speckled pieces tumble like granite, but the stuff that has the colors more smeared together tumbles great.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 9, 2020 14:09:15 GMT -5
I really liked number 8. I wonder what it is?
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Jul 9, 2020 14:16:00 GMT -5
I really liked number 8. I wonder what it is? Coprolite! Just kidding, I don't know. Kinda bears some resemblance to some I've seen however
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 9, 2020 19:59:39 GMT -5
I really liked number 8. I wonder what it is? Someone on my YouTube channel thought is was a septarian. I didn’t think they had translucent cracks, but I don’t have any experience with them.
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EricD
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Post by EricD on Jul 9, 2020 20:03:03 GMT -5
Maybe RWA3006 could have a look at #8 and dispel my possible ID? Thanks in advance!
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RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 9, 2020 20:41:53 GMT -5
Maybe RWA3006 could have a look at #8 and dispel my possible ID? Thanks in advance! I'm about 95% sure it's coprolite. Typical nuances of Southwestern USA, but could be from somewhere else.
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