ingawh
starting to spend too much on rocks
The rock wants to shine, I just help it get there
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Post by ingawh on Oct 14, 2021 14:53:50 GMT -5
I've started to tumble again ( ) while I await my results on the California Bar exam. My 40 lb. Lortone fired up (after some oiling and maintenance), as I've been dying to polish the red and gray porcellanite on the left in the top photo, and the crazy-colored cobble (from the Yellowstone River) below. (That rock actually has a name "Red Cloud.") These are all wetted to show the color. I tossed these guys in with a bunch of medium agates, jaspers, chert, petrified wood, etc., plus a generous helping of brand-new, previously untumbled aquarium gravel to cushion the weight that Red Cloud is going to throw around in there. Fingers crossed! This may take a while, but I'll post the results. (By which time I should know if I passed The Bar and can add "Esquire" after my name .) BTW - anyone knowledgeable about Yellowstone River rocks, please help with with what to call these two - Red Cloud and the kinda leopard-spotted thing. They are a common type of cobble on the river, and they range from fairly grainy (like the leopard rock), to almost translucent micro-crystalline. The grainy ones seem like fossilized fine-grain sand/mud, but the colors are all over the place. Other than just calling them quartz nodules, does anyone know a specific moniker for these things? BTW2 - Yes, I also have buckets of Montana agate, but I'm a sucker for the color and variety of the other stones, so they always seem to get tumbled first, leaving the agates that most people prize to age quietly in the garage. Glad to be back in the tumbling saddle! Cheers, ya'll!
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quartzilla
Cave Dweller
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Post by quartzilla on Oct 14, 2021 20:56:53 GMT -5
The stone in the second pic reminds me of Tony The Tiger. Tumbling Is Grrreat!
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 14, 2021 21:03:14 GMT -5
The stone in the second pic reminds me of Tony The Tiger. Tumbling Is Grrreat! ingawh - Those look like they're going to be amazing once polished! I will say the "Tony" rock really does look amazing!
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ingawh
starting to spend too much on rocks
The rock wants to shine, I just help it get there
Member since February 2011
Posts: 194
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Post by ingawh on Oct 14, 2021 22:18:55 GMT -5
The stone in the second pic reminds me of Tony The Tiger. Tumbling Is Grrreat! OMG - you're right! Maybe I misnamed it ... Now if someone can tell me kind of rock it actually is - if it even has a name besides just a quartz nodule....
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 15, 2021 10:29:22 GMT -5
ingawh congrats on taking the Bar! Fingers crossed for you.
I'll be watching to see how these rocks turn out. Especially Tony the Tiger. What an awesome cool rock. Wish I could help with the ID.
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Post by Starguy on Oct 15, 2021 12:36:32 GMT -5
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ingawh
starting to spend too much on rocks
The rock wants to shine, I just help it get there
Member since February 2011
Posts: 194
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Post by ingawh on Oct 15, 2021 19:51:03 GMT -5
Thank you. 😊 It's fun to have the time to join in again.
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ingawh
starting to spend too much on rocks
The rock wants to shine, I just help it get there
Member since February 2011
Posts: 194
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Post by ingawh on Oct 15, 2021 23:21:28 GMT -5
ingawh congrats on taking the Bar! Fingers crossed for you. I'll be watching to see how these rocks turn out. Especially Tony the Tiger. What an awesome cool rock. Wish I could help with the ID. I really hope I can do Tony justice! The quest continues about what exactly these things are... Thanks for the kind words and good wishes.
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Post by Pat on Oct 15, 2021 23:57:51 GMT -5
Welcome back! Best wishes with the bar.
Brain will be happy for the change.
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ingawh
starting to spend too much on rocks
The rock wants to shine, I just help it get there
Member since February 2011
Posts: 194
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Post by ingawh on Oct 16, 2021 0:01:24 GMT -5
Welcome back! Best wishes with the bar. Brain will be happy for the change. Thanks so much for welcome and warm wishes.
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