rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 17, 2021 13:45:34 GMT -5
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jan 17, 2021 13:55:28 GMT -5
Those looks like some nice finds! I like the first two pictures of the dark and mysterious rock. The greenish gray one with the pinkish orange stripe (3rd from the bottom) also looks interesting. Then again, green stones always seem to catch my eye!
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rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 17, 2021 13:57:50 GMT -5
Those looks like some nice finds! I like the first two pictures of the dark and mysterious rock. The greenish gray one with the pinkish orange stripe (3rd from the bottom) also looks interesting. Then again, green stones always seem to catch my eye! Thanks! The first one is banded iron and the hematite is sparkly, very nice contrast. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 17, 2021 20:37:24 GMT -5
The same rock that stood out to Brian is the one that stood out me. There's just something about that one... If you do cut these open, I hope you can post some pics...now you've got me curious.  |
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rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 18, 2021 11:50:45 GMT -5
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Post by rockstock on Jan 20, 2021 16:34:56 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 20, 2021 21:10:29 GMT -5
The green one in that last pic...I see a lot of material like that over here in SD. Usually it's a grey (off-white) rock with black versus the green. They always feel very sedimentary to me, so I've never brought one home...
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 21, 2021 15:08:09 GMT -5
Nice finds!
IDK what you have for a saw or if you've cut banded iron before but it makes a helluva mess. I'm talking it looks like a murder scene afterwards.
Best to have that last in line
Also the specular (sparkly) hematite looses it's pizzazz when "polished", usually best left raw.
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rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 21, 2021 19:23:52 GMT -5
Haha, you are right, it does! I don't know if I have done anything with a sparkly one before to know if it fades away- thanks for the tip. Banded Iron big red mess and certain fossils have strong smells!
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Post by rockstock on Jan 21, 2021 19:27:01 GMT -5
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Jan 22, 2021 10:13:18 GMT -5
Nice collection of rocks!
Are these pics of rocks you found when things were thawed out or are you currently out there digging through the snow and ice?
What area of the state are you collecting these from?
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rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 22, 2021 10:24:39 GMT -5
Thanks, I think -well I hope- that things will look much better when cut or tumbled. Hard to show the potential my eyes are seeing.
Current findings, smack dab middle of the lower peninsula approximately.
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Post by rockstock on Jan 23, 2021 10:17:58 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 23, 2021 10:42:20 GMT -5
That's a nice sized Puddingstone!
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rockstock
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Post by rockstock on Jan 23, 2021 13:09:09 GMT -5
That's a nice sized Puddingstone! Yes! I have found some of the larger ones that have a couple jasper spots with hopes of more on the interior. This was pretty peppered though! And a couple playmates decided to show up.      |
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Post by rockstock on Jan 24, 2021 10:36:29 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 24, 2021 12:03:12 GMT -5
Wowzers! Another nice bunch of finds!! Those look like a couple incredible Petoskey Stones in there too.  |
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Post by rockstock on Jan 24, 2021 12:58:25 GMT -5
Wowzers! Another nice bunch of finds!! Those look like a couple incredible Petoskey Stones in there too. They definitely aren't Fairburns!! But work with what you got lol, thanks. Some surely interesting mud finds. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 24, 2021 14:36:38 GMT -5
Wowzers! Another nice bunch of finds!! Those look like a couple incredible Petoskey Stones in there too. They definitely aren't Fairburns!! But work with what you got lol, thanks. Some surely interesting mud finds. While Fairburns are my "first" love...they're not my "only" love! LOL I think a lot of it has to do with patterning for me. The Petoskey Stones have the geometric patterns to them, so they seem to really pique my interest visually. *In other words, I think they're "purdy"! |
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Post by rockstock on Jan 24, 2021 14:46:17 GMT -5
Im with you on the petoskey part! I got a couple large finds I'd love to try and polish. Sorta like the one in this thread, but even a little larger and less pits I think, could be stunning. Those Fairburns you guys find are pretty darn cool though, agates hide pretty well here then it's barely an agate or fossil related, cool still to find I can't imagine finding those ones out west.   |
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