Tonya
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Post by Tonya on Jul 10, 2005 12:34:52 GMT -5
More of the lovely rocks I got at the estate sale. Agates  Not sure but the white one with blue is cool, you turn it over and it has kinda peachy pink in the middle  granite and not sure on the orange one     |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jul 10, 2005 12:56:27 GMT -5
I think that orange one with the granite might be very coarse grained granite. Looks like some big quartz crystals in it. Might be something like orthoclase though.
Wow, you got some amazing agates.
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Tonya
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tonya on Jul 10, 2005 13:01:25 GMT -5
5th pic down, the round one in front is an whole agate nodule I think. it has agate type swirls on outside of it.
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 10, 2005 13:31:00 GMT -5
Beautiful pieces you found.
Tami
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 10, 2005 14:54:51 GMT -5
you lucky thing!
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 10, 2005 15:04:36 GMT -5
youare right, some of those are biggun's, you must have had a hard time not showing your excitement til you hauled them all into your vehicle.
KD
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Tonya
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Post by Tonya on Jul 10, 2005 15:07:59 GMT -5
yeah, I was trying to act real nonchalant about the whole thing. didnt want to let on that they had way underpriced them.
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Post by Cher on Jul 10, 2005 17:09:24 GMT -5
Wow! Again ... you lucky dog!
Cher
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Tonya
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Post by Tonya on Jul 11, 2005 18:50:40 GMT -5
4th pic down, on top left, I think it is thunder egg. Just saw one on ebay that looked similar.
Anyone ever polished a thunder egg?
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 13, 2005 9:37:09 GMT -5
Yea- Got some in there now!!! (took a hammer and chisel to it and WACK WACK WACK- lots of little chunks! the inside part (quartz) is comming along fine- the outer shell (?) is hard as heck in some spots and soft in others- It is getting a pitty and is gonna be a problem in later stages(I think I'll pull it after course- buzz the outer skin off on the grinder- then toss it back in for a finishing run!)
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