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Post by fernwood on Feb 22, 2021 7:46:08 GMT -5
I was in the right place at the right time and saw a Facebook posting of items for sale near where I live. Drove the 10 miles through a beautiful, wooded area on narrow, snow/ice covered roads. It was definitely worth it. Seller even through in some extras. On my way home I gave some items to a good friend, so was unable to photograph them.  |
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Post by amygdule on Feb 22, 2021 9:19:33 GMT -5
Nice catch.
Are the pink ones in the upper left Rose Quartz ?
If so, they may have stars.
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Post by greig on Feb 22, 2021 9:39:00 GMT -5
I wonder how they polished the cylinders? ie. drill core.
Nice collection. The spheres are great.
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Post by Brian on Feb 22, 2021 9:50:09 GMT -5
Such great variety in that catch! I love those cylinders.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 22, 2021 22:01:38 GMT -5
I love it all! Interesting how the the cylinders are garnering a lot of attention. I too was immediately visually drawn to them!  |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 23, 2021 4:16:49 GMT -5
Nice catch. Are the pink ones in the upper left Rose Quartz ? If so, they may have stars. 25 are rose quartz, 25 clear quartz. I have not looked closely at them yet. A star would be great. |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 23, 2021 4:18:44 GMT -5
I wonder how they polished the cylinders? ie. drill core. Nice collection. The spheres are great. I wondered the same. They have an even polish. I love the spheres. |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 23, 2021 4:23:59 GMT -5
I love it all! Interesting how the the cylinders are garnering a lot of attention. I too was immediately visually drawn to them! Originally, I thought some could be sliced for round cabs. Don't know for sure what I will do with them, but they are interesting. |
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Post by fernwood on Feb 23, 2021 5:10:19 GMT -5
Here are a couple better photos of the core samples. The colors are a little washed out form the flash.   And what I think is a snowflake obsidian sphere.  |
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Post by lookatthat on Feb 23, 2021 14:09:50 GMT -5
I like those stalactite cuts.
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Post by greig on Feb 24, 2021 22:08:52 GMT -5
I am guessing the drill core was polished with sandpaper. ie. wet sand with a sheet wrapped around it and then move to finer and finer grits.
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Post by greig on Feb 25, 2021 9:07:33 GMT -5
I love it all! Interesting how the the cylinders are garnering a lot of attention. I too was immediately visually drawn to them! Originally, I thought some could be sliced for round cabs. Don't know for sure what I will do with them, but they are interesting. I cut rounds from some drill core and put them into a rock tumbler. Worked good, but I had no idea what to do with the stones afterwards. Mine were dolomite (soft). Next time, I will try to collect something harder such as quartz. Someone suggested they be cut lengthwise instead, so I might try that too. I have collected drill core which contained silver and that was pretty cool. I have yet to find any with visible gold. |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 25, 2021 13:04:03 GMT -5
Score!!
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