First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds

rockstock spending too much on rocks Member since April 2019 Posts: 472	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 11, 2020 16:47:10 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RWA3006, quartz, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockstock on Nov 11, 2020 16:47:10 GMT -5 Couple Michigan finds for today. First blue pudding stone I have seen or heard of, maybe others have? Probably more blue in person than pics.

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,424	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 11, 2020 19:18:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Nov 11, 2020 19:18:03 GMT -5 Holy smokes that last pudding stone is massive! Nice haul right there!
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,633	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 12, 2020 0:19:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Nov 12, 2020 0:19:06 GMT -5 I can say if I lived in your area I'd be addicted to finding/collecting those things. That blue one is a lot of motivation to go find another.
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First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 12, 2020 7:00:07 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RWA3006 likes this

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Post by rockstock on Nov 12, 2020 7:00:07 GMT -5

I have a few now, not as vast as your coprolite stash but not bad!

I have found a few blue quartzite chunks, so it's not out of the realm of possibilities for one to have captured some jasper in it.

Greenish and purple are the next most uncommon matrix types I've seen.

rockstock spending too much on rocks Member since April 2019 Posts: 472	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 12, 2020 15:12:38 GMT -5 via Tapatalk hummingbirdstones, miket, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockstock on Nov 12, 2020 15:12:38 GMT -5 Another different find

rockstock spending too much on rocks Member since April 2019 Posts: 472	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 13, 2020 12:35:34 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockstock on Nov 13, 2020 12:35:34 GMT -5 A mix of brick-like and calcite/gypsum. Strange.

rockstock spending too much on rocks Member since April 2019 Posts: 472	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Nov 13, 2020 12:37:35 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockstock on Nov 13, 2020 12:37:35 GMT -5 Barely post anything and have reached an image upload cap via Tapatalk for the month. What the hell.

rockstock spending too much on rocks Member since April 2019 Posts: 472	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 9, 2021 17:12:14 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RWA3006, quartz, and 7 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockstock on Mar 9, 2021 17:12:14 GMT -5 4 months later! No opening, adding water or extra grit. Didn't have a good way to clean out so let it roll.

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,424	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 9, 2021 19:32:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 9, 2021 19:32:38 GMT -5 I think you did a pretty dang good job on some pretty dang big stones!
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First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 9, 2021 20:46:13 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 9, 2021 20:46:13 GMT -5

They look awesome! You got a killer shine on that first Puddingstone. (drool)

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,633	First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 9, 2021 23:26:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 9, 2021 23:26:55 GMT -5 Jeff, those are way cool. What grit did you start with?
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First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 10, 2021 7:47:11 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RWA3006 and jasoninsd like this

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Post by rockstock on Mar 10, 2021 7:47:11 GMT -5

These were only done with 36 grit so far, you can see the before roughness of the blue one, not sure if I had any other before shots. They don't shine obviously, but nice and smooth, photos were wet. Thanks!

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First ever Blue Pudding Stone & Other MI finds Mar 10, 2021 10:16:16 GMT -5

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Mar 10, 2021 7:47:11 GMT -5 rockstock said:

These were only done with 36 grit so far, you can see the before roughness of the blue one, not sure if I had any other before shots. They don't shine obviously, but nice and smooth, photos were wet. Thanks!

Well no wonder the shine looks so good! (lol)

Just teasing! I'll be curious to see these after they get through all the stages!

Favorite Quotes:
"It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson Mandela
"Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got." - Robert Brault
"You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy." - Nightbirde (RIP 2/19/22)

My Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/MadBadgerLapidary