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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 12, 2021 18:19:32 GMT -5
Some nice ones, miket , whether you found them, or they migrated to your bucket. The b&w is too cool. Oh, miket definitely found the ones he posted. The rocks that were "migrated" to his bucket, happened to be junk rocks that just happened to be heavy...and just happened to have found their way in there when he wasn't looking. Oops!  |
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Post by tims on Aug 12, 2021 19:01:37 GMT -5
miket posted that pretty B&W agate and got me thinking i'd seen something similar, but i haven't found it yet. did find one with similar pattern but more ordinary teepee coloring in the bits and pieces i collected Tuesday:
This is a tumbled teepee with less common coloring, though not as good contrast as Mike's:
This is an endcut of a teepee nodule i found a few years ago; first agate i cut (tile saw yikes) and then hand-polished the face. Shows some of the diversity that pops up in that canyon:
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 12, 2021 19:17:58 GMT -5
Holy smokes tims! That last one is the bomb-diggity! Wowza! I thought about going down there this week...but figured I didn't want to fight my way through the motorcycles in Custer...or on the way to and from... I figure I'll get down there in the next couple weeks though!  |
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Post by tims on Aug 12, 2021 19:19:42 GMT -5
found the one i was looking for. not as hot as mikeT's but some similarity in pattern and colors. i think this guy came off the Sawmill Springs side of the hill ... i call agate from that draw teepee canyon agate since it's basically just the other side of the hill, but Hills Agate works too |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 12, 2021 19:23:17 GMT -5
found the one i was looking for. not as hot as mikeT's but some similarity in pattern and colors. i think this guy came off the Sawmill Springs side of the hill ... i call agate from that draw teepee canyon agate since it's basically just the other side of the hill, but Hills Agate works too Another beauty!  Did you have to dig for that one, or was it a surface find? (I swear I'm cursed for Fairburns and Hills Agates! I rarely find any! LOL) |
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Post by stephan on Aug 12, 2021 19:26:45 GMT -5
found the one i was looking for. not as hot as mikeT's but some similarity in pattern and colors. i think this guy came off the Sawmill Springs side of the hill ... i call agate from that draw teepee canyon agate since it's basically just the other side of the hill, but Hills Agate works too Another beauty! Did you have to dig for that one, or was it a surface find? (I swear I'm cursed for Fairburns and Hills Agates! I rarely find any! LOL) Funny what "the other side of the hill" will do. Seraphinite and Charoite come from opposite sides of the same hill (OK, maybe mountain, in this case). |
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Post by tims on Aug 12, 2021 19:31:56 GMT -5
Holy smokes tims ! That last one is the bomb-diggity! Wowza! I thought about going down there this week...but figured I didn't want to fight my way through the motorcycles in Custer...or on the way to and from... I figure I'll get down there in the next couple weeks though! Thanks Jason. I was surprised, there wasn't much bike or tourist traffic Tuesday afternoon, and once i hit gravel i didn't see another soul until heading home on 16 again. But you're right i bet getting through Custer would be a nightmare, and the canyon can be trying with just normal tourists and RVs. I'm coming from the west so don't have to deal with Hell Canyon most times. If you see a rusted out green Explorer 2-door feel free to throw rocks at me  |
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Post by tims on Aug 12, 2021 19:33:48 GMT -5
Almost all my stuff is surface finds, i don't dig and very rarely chink nodules. I do have a few whole nodules to cut, will post pics if there are any fun surprises.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 12, 2021 19:38:21 GMT -5
Holy smokes tims ! That last one is the bomb-diggity! Wowza! I thought about going down there this week...but figured I didn't want to fight my way through the motorcycles in Custer...or on the way to and from... I figure I'll get down there in the next couple weeks though! Thanks Jason. I was surprised, there wasn't much bike or tourist traffic Tuesday afternoon, and once i hit gravel i didn't see another soul until heading home on 16 again. But you're right i bet getting through Custer would be a nightmare, and the canyon can be trying with just normal tourists and RVs. I'm coming from the west so don't have to deal with Hell Canyon most times. If you see a rusted out green Explorer 2-door feel free to throw rocks at me Will do...minus the throwing rocks though! LOL - And right back at ya. If you see "Purple Passion" aka a purple Ford Ranger, with someone nearby yelling "OW!" every couple minutes, that would be me! LOL |
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Post by miket on Aug 12, 2021 22:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 21, 2021 16:57:24 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Aug 21, 2021 18:39:51 GMT -5
Nice finds.
How much of the overhang fell off? Like a huge pile of rocks?
I like the last one with the darker areas.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 21, 2021 20:21:57 GMT -5
Nice finds. How much of the overhang fell off? Like a huge pile of rocks? I like the last one with the darker areas. Thanks Beth! There was about a ten foot long section that was about five feet in depth that fell. It was the rocks and dirt on top of the rocks that came down. Enough that you wouldn't have wanted to be underneath it when it went. LOL I think my favorite is the first and second ones. There's a transparent fortification band around that yellow fortification band. Of course that third one is an unusual color scheme from what I've found so far. It's more brown than red. It's a thin piece, so I'm hoping I can get two slabs out of that piece. I really do like the last one as well. I think that will make some killer cabs with those dark colors in there. |
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Post by lunker on Aug 21, 2021 23:22:34 GMT -5
Those are some cool finds.
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Post by miket on Aug 22, 2021 8:15:52 GMT -5
Nice ones!
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Post by tims on Aug 22, 2021 19:29:21 GMT -5
Some pretty ones Jason
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 22, 2021 19:30:59 GMT -5
Thanks Tim! I'm about to post a couple pics from some slices I made today... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 22, 2021 19:35:03 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Aug 22, 2021 21:37:09 GMT -5
Holy colorful fortifications, Batman! Those are amazing. For the raw finds, I agree. One and two are the best. There’s something about that yellow…. And now purple? You’re killing me.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 22, 2021 21:37:58 GMT -5
Those are some cool finds. Well, they're no Montana Moss Agate...but I guess they'll do! LOL Thank you so much! Thank you my friend! Hopefully we'll get together again before the year ends. I still have some slabs of yours and Eric's. |
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