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More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 1:27:20 GMT -5

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These are also all collected rocks. They are a mixed bag of river rocks, gravel, etc., picked up in Canada and Montana, for the most part. The overall batch included many beautifully patterned rocks that haven't cooperated with polish so far, but the ones in these photos have succumbed, some very nicely. There are some aggregates in there and we always seem to have problems with them. Note their fancy containers!

I pulled out all the more or less clear quartzy looking rocks. They don't show as well as I'd like, because many of them seem to be rutilated or have other inclusions, plus they have a nice subtle color mix.

Thanks for looking!

LCARS has started giving rock gifts Keep Rollin'! Member since September 2005 Posts: 3,839	More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 1:39:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LCARS on Oct 19, 2005 1:39:29 GMT -5 Kewel! So I guess not all the nice rocks in the west come from the beach, they just end up there eventually...
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Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 6:17:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 19, 2005 6:17:48 GMT -5 Those look great, especially the ones in the second pic!
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More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 8:45:25 GMT -5

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Nice batch Puppie, do I see some rose quartz in that last pic? I see it was a trial and error thing, some of them took an awesome shine and others didn't, like that pinkish swirly one on top in the third pic. That's still a very cool stone, those swirls are neat. Good job and nice pics too.

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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 8:53:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Oct 19, 2005 8:53:40 GMT -5 nice batches- Loved the containers!
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rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 9:38:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Oct 19, 2005 9:38:48 GMT -5 yes the containers are nice but hte rocks are nicer - really like the 2nd and last pick. Thanks for sharing
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joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	More Rocks from the West Oct 19, 2005 22:53:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on Oct 19, 2005 22:53:48 GMT -5 They are all eye candy. Remember you can give the failures away for halloween! joe
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More Rocks from the West Oct 20, 2005 1:06:15 GMT -5

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Cher, you are sure right about the polishability factor, and that pink striped rock is so cool, you would hope for the mirror finish but no. Actually, in real life it does have a pretty good shine to it. A bunch of these had that problem, but some of them are eventually shining up. and some like in the second picture are like glass.

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