69beeper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 69beeper on Jul 8, 2005 10:34:26 GMT -5
went out rockn last night looking for decorative rocks for the yard, mainly white quartz.. I found these for me, not sure what they are, mostly some type of quartzite I belive? No matter, whack whack...   It dont show in the pic, this rock is blueish in color.  This one is green -  This blue and white striped one is pretty cool..  when I flipped it over, I was amped for about 2 seconds...     Gotta love that PYRITE!! Thanks for looking.. Jimmy |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 8, 2005 10:57:46 GMT -5
Hey Jimmy, doesn't pyrite appear as little "cubes" Are you SURE it's pyrite? Can you scratch it? Make sure it's pyrite before you toss it! The banded brown one looks very interesting
Good haul!
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 8, 2005 11:17:36 GMT -5
nice!!! gotta have a big tumblert for those!!!!
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Post by Cher on Jul 8, 2005 11:51:20 GMT -5
Hey you got some really nice stuff, that chocolate /white
striped one is just cool! I know nothing about pyrite or
gold but it sure looks good. Don't know where your located
though ... are you in an area where gold has been found?
Cher
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 8, 2005 12:23:27 GMT -5
love the blue stripy one, bet that would slab nicely...
KD
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Post by Alice on Jul 8, 2005 12:26:25 GMT -5
Pictures don't come up for me  Tweetie, I always call those cubes "Fools Gold" and the ones that aren't in cubes, Iron Pyrite. I know it's exactly the same thing, but in my mind it just makes more sense  I think the difference between the 2 is it depends on the conditions while it was forming. kind of like lemon meringue pie. If you make the meringue in HOT weather, it won't peak. if the air is cooler, it's easier to manage. |
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ArkieRockhound
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by ArkieRockhound on Jul 8, 2005 12:41:00 GMT -5
What a beautiful bunch of rocks! You're going to have fun. That really does look like gold in the picture. Sure it's not?
Trish
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 8, 2005 13:05:20 GMT -5
what great rocks jimmy! you found these at night?
kim
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 8, 2005 14:39:36 GMT -5
Lemon merange pie- ummm now I'm hungry!!!!!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 8, 2005 15:19:57 GMT -5
My neighbor has a nice green stripped rock that's pretty hidden by her cedar bush in front - I was pretty tempted today to swipe it
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Post by Cher on Jul 8, 2005 18:06:17 GMT -5
That green one is really nice too. You sure you just want to toss them in a rock garden?
Cher
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jul 8, 2005 21:13:20 GMT -5
And you go out and just find this stuff, eh?
*turns head and bites knuckles*
OK, I'm just amazed and
SO JEALOUS!!!
Too many rocks, not enough tumblers.
Great haul!
cookie
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by WyckedWyre on Jul 8, 2005 22:04:46 GMT -5
NO, TWEETIE! Bad Karma swiping rocks. S
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 9, 2005 9:42:21 GMT -5
I just recently saw some pyrite and that is not pyrite, I am with Tweetiepy I would test it first. The gold that I bought on e-bay had some quartz attached to it.
The rock in the second picture looks like the blue quartz that I just bought from the rockshed.
You found some beautiful rocks.
Tami
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69beeper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 69beeper on Jul 11, 2005 17:11:20 GMT -5
and that's why it's called "FOOLS GOLD"... lol It looks more like gold because it been smoothed from the water wind and sand from the river bed... kind of nugget looking. Here's some pics from that brown and white rock that you all might find interesting:      Both these rocks were found about 20-30 yards apart. First set of pics were taken when we got home at 9:45 PM. ..land of the midnight sun don't ya know.  Yep, this area is known for its GOLD and PYRITE. Also suppose to be lots of hematite around here, but have not found it yet...  and stefan, i'm working on it.. just can't keep from punching holes in these 55 gal drums from a load of those 25-30lb'ers.. ;D ;D thanks, Jimmy |
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Post by americanbulldogsnj on Jul 13, 2005 9:01:27 GMT -5
I'd be testing that rock for gold, it looks more metallic than mineral dude...
Marian
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69beeper
spending too much on rocks
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Post by 69beeper on Jul 19, 2005 13:27:10 GMT -5
here's a couple more pics of the pyrite. thought you'd all like to check it out. this stuff flakes in layers and is attached to some rusty material.   Jimmy |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jul 20, 2005 9:16:11 GMT -5
LMAO- Do you have saw? Some of them would be real cool slabbed!
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