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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2021 9:52:59 GMT -5
Both of those are really nice. My favorite is the second one though, because druzy!  Thanks Robin!  I've got several slabettes out of these batches that have those druzy pockets! |
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Post by miket on May 30, 2021 12:52:13 GMT -5
jasoninsd , fantastic! I really do love the one with the druzy also- it turned out great!!! 
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Post by jasoninsd on May 30, 2021 21:18:36 GMT -5
jasoninsd , fantastic! I really do love the one with the druzy also- it turned out great!!!  Thanks Mike! Maybe this summer we'll both be able to find some off-the-chart stunning nodules! |
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Post by miket on May 30, 2021 21:25:10 GMT -5
jasoninsd , fantastic! I really do love the one with the druzy also- it turned out great!!! Thanks Mike! Maybe this summer we'll both be able to find some off-the-chart stunning nodules! I don't think that's too much to ask, do you? 😄 |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 30, 2021 21:28:31 GMT -5
Thanks Mike! Maybe this summer we'll both be able to find some off-the-chart stunning nodules! I don't think that's too much to ask, do you? 😄 No I Do Not! LOL I want the reaction to what we find to be something like this:  |
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Post by stewdogg on May 31, 2021 10:42:57 GMT -5
Dang jasoninsd those are some ridiculously awesome and beautiful finds! My jaw just keeps dropping and I have to wipe drool off my keyboard after each new picture. Your cabs look gorgeous! I'm both jealous (in a good way) of your ability and finds! I can't wait to see what gems you find out there this summer. Do I have some kind of issue/sickness if the beauty of the pics makes me all itchy and excitable, like I need to go out and hunt for treasure...? |
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Post by miket on May 31, 2021 11:42:30 GMT -5
Here's a small pile that I need to get to cutting. They were voted Least Likely To Have Anything Good but you just never know... 😁  |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 11:48:37 GMT -5
Dang jasoninsd those are some ridiculously awesome and beautiful finds! My jaw just keeps dropping and I have to wipe drool off my keyboard after each new picture. Your cabs look gorgeous! I'm both jealous (in a good way) of your ability and finds! I can't wait to see what gems you find out there this summer. Do I have some kind of issue/sickness if the beauty of the pics makes me all itchy and excitable, like I need to go out and hunt for treasure...? Thanks Jesse! The "tingling" is nothing more than fortification fever setting in. There's nothing to worry about...there is no "cure"...but the fever can be placated through viewing, cutting, working, feeling, holding, and drooling over anything with banding in it! Here's a small pile that I need to get to cutting. They were voted Least Likely To Have Anything Good but you just never know... 😁 Nice Mike! We need to work on getting that pile replaced over this summer! I'm cutting more of mine right now. |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 11:49:38 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule.  |
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Post by miket on May 31, 2021 12:00:57 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Daaaaaang, that's super nice! I really like the ones that have the contrasting white. Fantastic.  |
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Post by jasperfanatic on May 31, 2021 12:03:56 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Gorgeous! I bet it was pretty exciting to pull that from the saw! |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 18:38:09 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Daaaaaang, that's super nice! I really like the ones that have the contrasting white. Fantastic. Thanks Mike! Me too on the white ones! This one has really started surprising me with the yellow that's starting to show up! I've seen a ton with the oranges along with the reds, but it makes sense that there should be some yellow in there somewhere/sometimes (yellow + red = orange). I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Gorgeous! I bet it was pretty exciting to pull that from the saw! Thank you SO much! Yes it was! I immediately had to run and show my wife...I had to show someone! LOL |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 31, 2021 21:06:52 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Wow, wow, wow, WOW!!!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 21:15:02 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule. Wow, wow, wow, WOW!!!
Right?!? Thanks Robin! I never had a stutter in my life...but I had one for about 15 minutes after cutting this one! LOL |
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Post by stewdogg on May 31, 2021 22:43:45 GMT -5
Wow indeed! Those are really mesmerizing!
How many slabs did you get from that specimen?
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 22:55:28 GMT -5
Wow indeed! Those are really mesmerizing! How many slabs did you get from that specimen? Thanks Jesse! Only one so far! LOL - I made the initial cut around the 2/3 mark. I've left the first 1/3 alone and cut this first slab off the 2/3 side. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the nodule...but curiosity and impatience got the better of me this morning. So, I thought I'd take one cut and see what it would show. Now, I'm even more unsure of what I'm going to do with the rest of the nodule. But, I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep slabbing it...so basically I'm just questioning and prolonging the inevitable. LOL |
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Post by stewdogg on May 31, 2021 23:09:20 GMT -5
Wow indeed! Those are really mesmerizing! How many slabs did you get from that specimen? Thanks Jesse! Only one so far! LOL - I made the initial cut around the 2/3 mark. I've left the first 1/3 alone and cut this first slab off the 2/3 side. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the nodule...but curiosity and impatience got the better of me this morning. So, I thought I'd take one cut and see what it would show. Now, I'm even more unsure of what I'm going to do with the rest of the nodule. But, I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep slabbing it...so basically I'm just questioning and prolonging the inevitable. LOL I would cut more slabs as well. The curiosity of more of any version of that awesomeness would be too much for me to pass up. |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 31, 2021 23:22:19 GMT -5
Thanks Jesse! Only one so far! LOL - I made the initial cut around the 2/3 mark. I've left the first 1/3 alone and cut this first slab off the 2/3 side. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the nodule...but curiosity and impatience got the better of me this morning. So, I thought I'd take one cut and see what it would show. Now, I'm even more unsure of what I'm going to do with the rest of the nodule. But, I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep slabbing it...so basically I'm just questioning and prolonging the inevitable. LOL I would cut more slabs as well. The curiosity of more of any version of that awesomeness would be too much for me to pass up. I agree. I think there's more yellow that's just starting to come out in the fortifications. I have a new saw blade arriving tomorrow. Once I get that broke in a little, it might be time to put this back under the knife. |
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Post by stephan on May 31, 2021 23:43:37 GMT -5
I couldn't wait to show this picture! I took one more cut on my BIG nodule.   Holy bovines, Jason. Definitely not bad for surface collecting. |
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Post by stephan on May 31, 2021 23:45:41 GMT -5
Here's a small pile that I need to get to cutting. They were voted Least Likely To Have Anything Good but you just never know... 😁 Looking at the matrix of jasoninsd’s big nodule, and what the inside revealed, a test cut may be in order for some of these. |
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