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Post by roy on May 30, 2021 9:55:40 GMT -5
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Brian
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Brian on May 30, 2021 10:03:35 GMT -5
Beautiful slabs but that Hell’s Canyon is on a whole different level. That one is gorgeous!
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Post by fernwood on May 30, 2021 10:38:54 GMT -5
The Turkish agates are stunning.
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Post by HankRocks on May 30, 2021 10:48:50 GMT -5
Beautiful slabs but that Hell’s Canyon is on a whole different level. That one is gorgeous! very nice set. Agree with you that the Hell's Canyon is off the charts. Where is Hell's Canyon? |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 30, 2021 12:34:13 GMT -5
Beautiful slabs but that Hell’s Canyon is on a whole different level. That one is gorgeous! very nice set. Agree with you that the Hell's Canyon is off the charts. Where is Hell's Canyon?
Hells Canyon is located in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in Idaho. The Snake River flows northward through it.
Hells Canyon is the deepest river gorge in the United States. The Snake River is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American River to empty into the Pacific Ocean.
As for the beautiful Hells Canyon petrified wood, Sam Silverhawk has some info about the story of the petrified wood and its history in his Lapidary blog - samsilverhawk.com/lapidary/2010/12/hells-canyon-petrified-wood/ The story "Hell’s Canyon petrified wood!!" is from December 13, 2020.
He also has many fine examples of his cabochons from this material (and many others!) on his website - www.samsilverhawk.com/2012gemstones/1216cabs/hcpet.html This actually only links to just one of them. Go to his website to see more - samsilverhawk.com/2017gemstones/index.html . Cabs are listed for sale by year made (I guess?) Just wander through to see photos of his varied cabs.
I love that he leaves his photos of already-been-sold cabs on the website. More eye candy. Cover your keyboard, and have a drool rag at the ready!
ETA - looks like they are all sold. But you can still look at them and enjoy them.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 30, 2021 21:23:17 GMT -5
I was scrolling down through the pictures and thinking nothing was going to beat the Turkish Thunderegg or the Turkish Agate...then I get to the Hell's Canyon wood slab...WOWSER!!!  We have a Hell's Canyon here in the Black Hills...but I doubt it holds anything like this!  |
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lunker
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Post by lunker on May 30, 2021 22:12:55 GMT -5
Wow that hells canyon is amazing. It looks like a topo map of the actual canyon. That's some steep country in there
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Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
Giveaway by Roy Kessell, on Flickr
