BillE
having dreams about rocks
Member since November 2004
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Post by BillE on Aug 12, 2005 11:20:45 GMT -5
This is one of the rocks I picked up in bancroft last weekend. It polishes really nice and has a hardness of at least 7. Any ideas what kind of rock it would be?  With a pen for size reference   |
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Tonya
spending too much on rocks
Member since May 2005
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Post by Tonya on Aug 12, 2005 11:40:43 GMT -5
I have some rocks just like that, havent polished them yet cause not sure what they are. Mine dont have as big a vein of brown going through them through
Kinda interesting markings on them though arent they?
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ArkieRockhound
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since February 2005
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Post by ArkieRockhound on Aug 12, 2005 11:49:45 GMT -5
I don't know what they are but I bet they would sure make some beautiful cabs! Lots of different color.
Trish
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Aug 12, 2005 12:00:43 GMT -5
Moss Agate?  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 12, 2005 14:29:36 GMT -5
i was gonna say green tree agate..? nice chunks, whatever it is! that last triangular number looks like a piece of cream pie. yummy!
KD
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 12, 2005 15:19:37 GMT -5
That,s not graveyard is it? it looks wondeful - BillE are you participating in the "box" - what other goodies did you get in Bancroft?
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BillE
having dreams about rocks
Member since November 2004
Posts: 58
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Post by BillE on Aug 12, 2005 15:37:59 GMT -5
I got all kinds of stuff - a lot unidentifiable but others like sodalite, rose quartz, apache tears, florite some banded agate and a piece of magnitite. Found the magnite in a pile by an abandoned mine.
Only had two days there but there are all kinds of collecting sites withina 15 mile radius. Got a book that lists a lot of them.
I plan on going back there sometime in the future.
As for the box - is that going to fly in Canada with our postage rates so high? I'm in if it is feasible.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 12, 2005 15:53:44 GMT -5
I'm signed up - Alice may be too, for 15 pounds it's about $20 I think Ottawa to Montreal - check out Canadapost.ca I figured a box 12"x12"x12" at about 15 pounds I'm near Ottawa, Alice is near Montreal -
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Post by Cher on Aug 12, 2005 18:27:46 GMT -5
Don't know what it is, but it's beautiful.
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 12, 2005 18:42:38 GMT -5
With a hardness of 7, I'm thinking a jasper of some sort. It has that "picture" quality that a lot of jaspers have.
And you just go and pick it up.
Dang (pushing the green eyed monster away).
cookie
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