nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Oct 1, 2020 16:27:30 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Oct 1, 2020 16:45:36 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff!
Nice cabs, too...
😁
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nik
spending too much on rocks
Member since May 2019
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Post by nik on Oct 1, 2020 16:53:48 GMT -5
Thanks, I can't take credit for them, but for the time, I am their keeper.
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fishnpinball
Cave Dweller 
So much to learn, so little time
Member since March 2017
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 1, 2020 17:31:31 GMT -5
Rather hard to find, even tougher to find sizeable specimens
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 1, 2020 20:06:38 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs - gorgeous stones! They really remind me of Bubble Gum agates.
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wid
off to a rocking start
Member since September 2020
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Post by wid on Oct 1, 2020 20:54:24 GMT -5
Nice! Thompsonite is on my short list for our next trip up the North Shore. I thought I found a few pieces here, but it lacks the pistachio green, so I am not sure what I found.
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Post by toiv0 on Oct 1, 2020 21:23:29 GMT -5
Nice, self harvested?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 1, 2020 21:34:20 GMT -5
Thompsonite and greenstone are two Michigan stones I have never messed with. They are both beautiful U.P. stones just too small for me. I have been making cabs for 10 years and have still never tried one smaller then a penny. The smaller the stone is the more every touch to the wheel makes a difference. Love the patterns and colors on yours.
Chuck
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Oct 2, 2020 1:39:41 GMT -5
I wish I knew where to find thompsonite this nice. These came to me through one of my mom's museum connections. |
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Oct 2, 2020 1:42:30 GMT -5
sorry, double post
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Post by fernwood on Oct 2, 2020 7:51:33 GMT -5
Beautiful examples.
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Post by stephan on Oct 11, 2020 17:35:57 GMT -5
Beautiful
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 11, 2020 18:43:19 GMT -5
I'm from Michigan, so I'm one of those guys who appreciates Thomsonite. The closest I've found is prehnite with eyes, but not eyes nearly as clear as on yours. Those are beautiful.
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SirRoxalot
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since October 2003
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Post by SirRoxalot on Oct 24, 2020 16:13:39 GMT -5
Stunners! One of the most unusual of gem materials; the zeolites are are fantastic, and abundant, but very, very few are cut.
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IMG_20201002_070442 by nik1924, on Flickr
IMG_20201002_070507 by nik1924, on Flickr
