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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2020 20:57:21 GMT -5
So, They are widening the creek up the street from me,in San Martin Ca. MY buddy calls the other night and says"lets go look for duds in the creek" (duds=rocks) They are expecting a flood sometime in the next 50 yrs ,so they have a bunch of excavators widening out the channel(llagas creek) which just so happens to be right below the old Poppy Jasper mine The mine has been concreted over,so no one will be getting in there for a long,long,long, time. The material i found has been buried for more than 50 years,at least,if not longer. i almost didn't go,but am very glad i did.  IMG_4955 by paul forsythe, on Flickr |
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Post by MsAli on Aug 26, 2020 21:00:10 GMT -5
Cosmic 😁
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Post by Pat on Aug 26, 2020 21:09:38 GMT -5
Wow!! The only thing I found along Llagas Creek was blackberries!
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Post by taylor on Aug 26, 2020 21:10:04 GMT -5
My OH my!!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 26, 2020 21:44:55 GMT -5
Second MsAli's comment and may I add:  |
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Post by quartz on Aug 26, 2020 22:15:26 GMT -5
Those are some really fine "duds", thanks for going and showing.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 26, 2020 22:18:02 GMT -5
Rocks should say no to drugs.
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Post by pauls on Aug 26, 2020 23:26:49 GMT -5
In Aus a "dud" is something that doesn't work or is no good, so for example a firecracker that doesn't go bang is a dud.
From where I'm looking they sure aren't "duds", plenty of bang for your buck there.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 26, 2020 23:31:49 GMT -5
In Aus a "dud" is something that doesn't work or is no good, so for example a firecracker that doesn't go bang is a dud. From where I'm looking they sure aren't "duds", plenty of bang for your buck there. Same definition here. I also call rough that doesn't produce decent slabs duds. I believe the reference here was having low expectations about what was likely to be found. Paul said a lot of creek found material was not lapidary grade. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2020 5:46:15 GMT -5
In Aus a "dud" is something that doesn't work or is no good, so for example a firecracker that doesn't go bang is a dud. From where I'm looking they sure aren't "duds", plenty of bang for your buck there. Same definition here. I also call rough that doesn't produce decent slabs duds. I believe the reference here was having low expectations about what was likely to be found. Paul said a lot of creek found material was not lapidary grade. You are correct. 99% of my creek finds turn out to be Duds. Although duds in the cabbing sense? It Does not mean they are duds in the Slab/ display sense, As i progress in my rockaholic Disease,i am finding beauty in even The most dirty of dingy Rocks |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 27, 2020 6:34:22 GMT -5
I keep looking for gems and keep getting skunked...I'm going to change my strategy!
I'm gonna start looking for duds! LOL
Obviously a great choice to go check that out! Beautiful finds!
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 27, 2020 8:52:58 GMT -5
Those are beautiful!!!! Good for you for saving them from the flood.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 27, 2020 15:31:27 GMT -5
Same definition here. I also call rough that doesn't produce decent slabs duds. I believe the reference here was having low expectations about what was likely to be found. Paul said a lot of creek found material was not lapidary grade. You are correct. 99% of my creek finds turn out to be Duds. Although duds in the cabbing sense? It Does not mean they are duds in the Slab/ display sense, As i progress in my rockaholic Disease,i am finding beauty in even The most dirty of dingy Rocks A slab to me is a collection of cab patterns. The slabs are not classic Morgan Hill, however they would be attractive to Morgan Hill slab collectors because they are not dark, colorful and atypical. I'm also sure that you will find great cabs in those slabs because you are excellent in finding them. When I first started out making cabs, my wife would do the designs for me. Looking at crazy lace/Laguna slabs would make my wife queasy because the was so much going on. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2020 17:17:22 GMT -5
The vein of Jasper where these
Slabs came from was formed over 200 million
Years ago.
Suddenly? I am young again😊
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Post by knave on Aug 27, 2020 19:57:10 GMT -5
Stunning Paul!
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Post by drocknut on Aug 28, 2020 15:08:27 GMT -5
Wow, great finds.
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 28, 2020 22:50:42 GMT -5
NICE!!!!
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Aug 30, 2020 7:13:58 GMT -5
Nice finds! My kind of construction debris |
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Post by britney on Sept 12, 2020 11:25:51 GMT -5
Woooowwwwwww!
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