Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 19, 2005 20:21:20 GMT -5
Howdy, Still messing with my digital camera. Thought I'c post a couple of pics from my most recent trip to the North Cady Mountains ne of Barstow, Calif. First pic is a nodule of plume which weighs about 5 pounds. Next is a piece from a vein of plume I escavated over a two day period.   |
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BillE
having dreams about rocks
Member since November 2004
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Post by BillE on Aug 19, 2005 20:28:06 GMT -5
Beautiful rocks. Looks like a good trip.
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 19, 2005 20:28:22 GMT -5
Oops! Reverses the pics. Vein material is in the top pic *L*
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Post by Cher on Aug 19, 2005 20:29:22 GMT -5
OMG that's beautiful. Wish I had something worth trading but the jasper I have around here just doesn't compare. I've got hematite but I think you mentioned that you have that also. Oh well, that kind of stuff needs to be slabbed and that's something I can't do.
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Post by gaetzchamp on Aug 19, 2005 21:36:54 GMT -5
Sabre-
That is some absolutely stunning material you've found.
What do you do w/ your stuff? Do you slab it, cab it and wrap it or are you the bashing, tumbling sort?
Coool stuff dude,
Gaetz
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 19, 2005 22:47:10 GMT -5
Gaetz: I have a couple of saws so I slab the larger hunks. Break the smaller for tumbles.
For my collection , I try to get the best and most unusual slab specimens I can find.
I also polish some flats for my case and cut and polish cabs that are representative of my
best finds. Of course, lots of my stuff is swapped with my buddies, donated to my gem club
for it's auctions or mounted in jewelry to give to the many ranchers or rancher's wives who allow me entry into their land to hunt. ( good public relations is a must where all the areas
are privately owned!). Also sell a few slabs through E-Bay to pay for new blades, wheels, international rough etc.
You know though, for me the thrill is in the hunt. I love to hike the back country and explore all the old mines to see what I can find!
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 19, 2005 22:59:30 GMT -5
Wow, that's some fantastic looking material!
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Post by Alice on Aug 20, 2005 7:06:13 GMT -5
very nice
the 2nd picture looks like some dino bone I saw on-line somewhere.
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 22, 2005 9:10:49 GMT -5
That is beautiful, can't wait to see some of it finished.
Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 22, 2005 18:40:15 GMT -5
if you slab any of that, i'd be interested in buying....
KD
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 22, 2005 19:03:10 GMT -5
Yum Yum Yum!
Hard for me to swallow some of you can just go out and find this stuff. Wish I could, mostly so I could return favors.
Beautiful rocks!
cookie
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