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Post by HankRocks on Jan 31, 2021 9:01:34 GMT -5
Cut this one a couple days ago. Anyone care to name the material? It's not at all what I would have expected;  IMG_2484 by Findrocks, on Flickr It's Petrified Wood. Not sure of the origin. Don't believe I have ever seen any this colorful and this agatized. Except for the bark on some of the outside the inside grain has been completely replaced with agate. I think I am going to have to dig around in the Rock Garden a bit more! Henry |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2021 21:32:52 GMT -5
Henry, I would have NEVER guessed this was pet wood! You've got some amazing stuff growing in your garden!  |
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Post by HankRocks on Jan 31, 2021 21:40:09 GMT -5
Some of the pieces have been in there for 30 years and have been covered by newer material. Finding one of those covered pieces is kind of like finding it for the 2nd time!!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2021 22:39:05 GMT -5
Some of the pieces have been in there for 30 years and have been covered by newer material. Finding one of those covered pieces is kind of like finding it for the 2nd time!! So...does that mean you'll be classifying it as "old stock"! LOL |
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Post by stephan on Jan 31, 2021 23:34:40 GMT -5
Can we have field trip in your rock garden? If the answer is “no,” then jasoninsd is correct. |
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Post by HankRocks on Feb 1, 2021 7:36:39 GMT -5
stephan Technically, a decent amount of the material is from places that are on the "Old Stock" list. That would include material from Woodward/Walker ranches, East and West Lajitas Mesa complex, most all was donated to the Big Bend Ranch State Park, at least 3 different ranches south of Marfa - Singleton and ME and ?. Epidote from Calumet mine area, heard it's been closed off. Not sure of the Lake Emma area above Animas Forks - very nice Rhodonite. etc, etc. The closing of most of the Lajitas Mesa complex was a real bummer. There's a hill right off the river road with several large exposed veins of agate 3 to 5 inches wide, mostly moss. The slab of Lajitas Mesa Jasper I posted, gone. On my last Spring hike before the transfer found a nice small vein of black plume set in light blue agate. Did not have the tools to properly work it more. was going to come back in the Fall with better tools but as it turned out we were too late. Henry
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 14, 2021 18:14:55 GMT -5
Definitely a George West, TX wood cast. They often contain all kids of lace, plume, even orby or bubble looking stuff. Got quite a bit of different types out in my rockpile. Check out Darwin Dillon's flickr stream for cool pics.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 14, 2021 18:46:46 GMT -5
Henry, I would have NEVER guessed this was pet wood! You've got some amazing stuff growing in your garden! Me neither! I was gonna say plume agate or something. |
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