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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 14, 2021 13:11:57 GMT -5
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Post by Brian on May 14, 2021 13:35:42 GMT -5
Holy moly that last petrified wood is amazing! That one looks like it got dipped in extra sprinkles!
I also like that second pet wood you pictured. Are those knots in the wood that cause those circular shapes?
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Post by RickB on May 14, 2021 13:35:54 GMT -5
Beautiful Texas rock and thanks for posting the photos.
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 14, 2021 14:19:00 GMT -5
Holy moly that last petrified wood is amazing! That one looks like it got dipped in extra sprinkles! I also like that second pet wood you pictured. Are those knots in the wood that cause those circular shapes? Haha yeah that last one really pops! Not sure about the second one tbh. I normally cut with the grain as it's usually the orientation that will yield the biggest slices but that one and cpl others were perpendicular cuts. Those cuts usually yield more unusual patterns like in 2nd one. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 14, 2021 14:19:18 GMT -5
Beautiful Texas rock and thanks for posting the photos. Thank you! |
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Post by HankRocks on May 14, 2021 14:21:09 GMT -5
I have tumbled a couple pieces of the "Ocean Jasper" Petrified Wood before. It might take a bit to put my hands on them. Not sure it's the type of wood or whether it has something to do with the preservation process. Neat piece.
Henry
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Post by stefan on May 14, 2021 15:05:22 GMT -5
Love those woods! The last one (I believe to be a palm wood) is amazing
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Post by amygdule on May 14, 2021 15:11:48 GMT -5
Very Nice
Thank You
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 14, 2021 15:56:52 GMT -5
I have tumbled a couple pieces of the "Ocean Jasper" Petrified Wood before. It might take a bit to put my hands on them. Not sure it's the type of wood or whether it has something to do with the preservation process. Neat piece. Henry I was wondering that myself.. Ive cut a few similar pieces before but weren't nearly as solid as this one inside. I've got another that's got lots of red coloring and well defined orbs that I've wanted to cut open. But also think it would look really cool just ran thru the lot o to put a shine on it. May have a pic of it on my phone. Tho I'd love to see some you tumbled ! |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 14, 2021 16:22:52 GMT -5
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Post by opalpyrexia on May 14, 2021 21:04:45 GMT -5
Terrific show with great finds — thanks! When I saw your second rock I saw some squinty little eyes and a twisted mouth. It seemed to be saying .... 
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Post by jasoninsd on May 14, 2021 21:31:32 GMT -5
Quite an amazing group of pieces here! I love that fortification agate...and every one of those pieces of pet wood are stunning as well. That orbicular piece of "ocean" pet wood is really cool! That second picture of pet wood: I had cut a piece of Texas Pet Wood awhile back and found similar(ish) orbs. I was told by Mel ( Sabre52) the ones in mine were vascular bundles. Maybe that's what those are in yours... |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 14, 2021 22:00:32 GMT -5
Yes, we are all enablers, and feed off of each other. Sometimes, it's like mass hysteria! Group visions! Was eating a piece of pizza for dinner tonight, and near the point of the piece, on the cut edge towards the top, I swear I saw a cute little dog face, with eyebrows that were a single piece of cheese across the forehead, a couple pieces of cheese folded over were his hanging Cocker Spaniel-type ears, a splash of tomato sauce for his smiling mouth, a couple dark spots also long the side for eyes. He was smiling at me! I told him, "No way, doggo, you're not cute enough to get some of my pizza!" At first I thought, I should get my phone and take a picture of this to share! At that moment in time, I realized just how strong this addiction is, seeing things when it is just a piece of pizza. I blame you all for this, lol! Every photo of a rock posted, and y'all have to point out everything you see! So I did not take a pic. Pffffttt!  |
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Post by aDave on May 14, 2021 23:33:57 GMT -5
Great stuff - thanks for sharing. Maybe I should get into the MFRB that Jeremy sent me long ago. |
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Post by brizzonator on May 17, 2021 17:03:02 GMT -5
Lol, ditto with the landscape rocks, I found a goodsize CHONK of beautiful palm wood in one recently and so now I always look. Good eye on the Llanite, I was down in Llano recently, and got a chance to rockhound a gravel bed for like 45 minutes. Found a piece of what I think of as "almost Llanite", had every feature except for the blue crystals. I get to the San Jac every chance I get, it never disappoints. What I find amazing is that, for points south of the Lake Conroe dam, that stuff has either been there 50 years or it is digging it right out of the ground, if you look at the spillway height, there is just no way material from points north is making it down to points south. I tend to believe the latter, I've seen at least one place that some good stuff looks like it is embedded into the channel bank, probably laid down eons ago. To say nothing of it looking like it comes from 500 miles away to the west, like some stuff I have found. Just glad it is there.
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Post by oldschoolrocker on May 17, 2021 19:44:07 GMT -5
Lol, ditto with the landscape rocks, I found a goodsize CHONK of beautiful palm wood in one recently and so now I always look. Good eye on the Llanite, I was down in Llano recently, and got a chance to rockhound a gravel bed for like 45 minutes. Found a piece of what I think of as "almost Llanite", had every feature except for the blue crystals. I get to the San Jac every chance I get, it never disappoints. What I find amazing is that, for points south of the Lake Conroe dam, that stuff has either been there 50 years or it is digging it right out of the ground, if you look at the spillway height, there is just no way material from points north is making it down to points south. I tend to believe the latter, I've seen at least one place that some good stuff looks like it is embedded into the channel bank, probably laid down eons ago. To say nothing of it looking like it comes from 500 miles away to the west, like some stuff I have found. Just glad it is there. Haha glad I'm not the only one digging around in landscape rocks. Yeah I'm dumbfounded by what can be found in the San Jacinto.my brother has lived near the river for over a decade and I can tell ya that one good storm can change that river drastically and move ungodly amts of sand and gravel. So I'm with you that I think it's being brought up from under the river bottom. Im sure the dam has played a role in exposing the gravel but not alot of rocky ground in lake conroe so whatever is there I'd bet was there before they built the lake. In any case I'm just thankful it's there! |
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 17, 2021 23:05:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the show. That's a gorgeous display of gravels from the San Jacinto. Some of that wood is out of this world!
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Post by HankRocks on May 18, 2021 8:23:47 GMT -5
Lol, ditto with the landscape rocks, I found a goodsize CHONK of beautiful palm wood in one recently and so now I always look. Good eye on the Llanite, I was down in Llano recently, and got a chance to rockhound a gravel bed for like 45 minutes. Found a piece of what I think of as "almost Llanite", had every feature except for the blue crystals. I get to the San Jac every chance I get, it never disappoints. What I find amazing is that, for points south of the Lake Conroe dam, that stuff has either been there 50 years or it is digging it right out of the ground, if you look at the spillway height, there is just no way material from points north is making it down to points south. I tend to believe the latter, I've seen at least one place that some good stuff looks like it is embedded into the channel bank, probably laid down eons ago. To say nothing of it looking like it comes from 500 miles away to the west, like some stuff I have found. Just glad it is there. Haha glad I'm not the only one digging around in landscape rocks. Yeah I'm dumbfounded by what can be found in the San Jacinto.my brother has lived near the river for over a decade and I can tell ya that one good storm can change that river drastically and move ungodly amts of sand and gravel. So I'm with you that I think it's being brought up from under the river bottom. Im sure the dam has played a role in exposing the gravel but not alot of rocky ground in lake conroe so whatever is there I'd bet was there before they built the lake. In any case I'm just thankful it's there! I am very puzzled by the Llanite. Technically it should not be there so how it came to be there had me thinking of the possible scenarios. 1) Washed down from the only known outcrop long ago when the rivers flowed differently. It should be in the Colorado River drainage, not the Brazos or the San Jacinto. Of course maybe the landscape rocks did come from a place that uses rocks from the Colorado drainage. 2) Dropped off by early Native Americans. It really does not flake well, but it could be attractive to them with the blue inclusions and they were known to carry rocks for long distances. 3) It came from a different ancient outcrop of the same material long since gone. 4) Got stuck in some ancient critters hoof and carried a long distance before coming loose. (ok I am reaching here!!) 5) Ancient space travelers were collecting rock samples during their survey of the planet and happened to drop it. (hey if I am going to reach....) One thing I notice that the river rock deposits can be mostly buried covering large areas, until a road, or some sort of excavation like a stock tank, or newly formed creek or river. Most river rocks have taken a long, multiple stop journey to where they are found. |
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Post by brizzonator on Jul 4, 2021 12:05:23 GMT -5
[QuoteI am very puzzled by the Llanite. Technically it should not be there so how it came to be there had me thinking of the possible scenarios. 1) Washed down from the only known outcrop long ago when the rivers flowed differently. It should be in the Colorado River drainage, not the Brazos or the San Jacinto. Of course maybe the landscape rocks did come from a place that uses rocks from the Colorado drainage. 2) Dropped off by early Native Americans. It really does not flake well, but it could be attractive to them with the blue inclusions and they were known to carry rocks for long distances. 3) It came from a different ancient outcrop of the same material long since gone. 4) Got stuck in some ancient critters hoof and carried a long distance before coming loose. (ok I am reaching here!!) 5) Ancient space travelers were collecting rock samples during their survey of the planet and happened to drop it. (hey if I am going to reach....) One thing I notice that the river rock deposits can be mostly buried covering large areas, until a road, or some sort of excavation like a stock tank, or newly formed creek or river. Most river rocks have taken a long, multiple stop journey to where they are found. [/quote] I think that one he found in labdscape rocks at a shopping center, rather than in a river. Still is a little odd, due to the limited source of Llanite, might be other access points we just don't know about yet. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jul 4, 2021 14:10:15 GMT -5
Yes I found the llanite in some landscape rocks not in San Jacinto river. Have since found a few more pieces of llanite in same landscape gravel. The company is headquartered in San Antonio TX so I assume they sourced the landscape rocks somewhere near there
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