rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 4, 2022 20:52:52 GMT -5
  I'm just figuring out the photo uploading. I was able to upload two of the pictures I took. Have to figure out how to resize the other two. This is a piece of what I'm calling Poppy Jasper. Not sure of the origin. My guess would be Lake McClure / Hornitos. I found it when I went rockhounding in a customer's garden. I do AC heating repair. I was working on her outdoor unit and saw this along with some other real nice rocks lining her garden. A couple of them had saw cuts on them. I asked her who did the lapidary stuff and she didn't know what I was talking about. Turns out she picked them up from a rental house that they sold after the guy moved out and she didn't want them thrown away. She told me to take anything I wanted. I told her she had some pretty desirable rocks there and she said that's fine she wasn't going to do anything with them. I restrained myself and took this one and one other one. I plan on making her a few cabachons and taking them back to her. I was very excited when I cut the end off and saw what it looked like inside. It's a fairly decent size rock about 7 lb. |
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 4, 2022 21:11:35 GMT -5
Holy smokes, that's so cool! Amazing color and patterns in that. Definitely a special find. She's going to be surprised when you show up with a cab!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 4, 2022 21:16:55 GMT -5
The white quarts runs all the way through too. I think I may need to catch up with someone with a decent saw to help me slab this.
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catskillrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by catskillrocks on Jan 4, 2022 21:50:24 GMT -5
What a find! That is rich in
coloring and detail.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 4, 2022 23:35:49 GMT -5
I'd say Hornitos is a very good guess. You lucked into some primo rock. I should be so lucky!  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 5, 2022 10:06:12 GMT -5
rockbrain - Holy Shamoley! You pretty much hit the lottery...by finding a ticket that someone dropped leaving the gas station! That piece is something special! The cab is a great idea to return the favor to her! If she's really offering for you to take more pieces, I don't think you should be feeling guilty. If someone (you!) doesn't do something with pieces like this, isn't it kind of a waste? Everything happens for a reason...so there must be a reason you stumbled into this find... 
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Post by MsAli on Jan 5, 2022 13:15:18 GMT -5
Thats a beautiful chunk of Hornitos!
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Post by holajonathan on Jan 5, 2022 18:51:24 GMT -5
Ok, so take her some cabs, and then you won't feel bad taking every last lapidary grade rock in her rock garden. I agree with not being greedy, but if she has no use or interest in them, you've got to clean up! |
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Jan 5, 2022 19:51:18 GMT -5
Ok, so take her some cabs, and then you won't feel bad taking every last lapidary grade rock in her rock garden. I agree with not being greedy, but if she has no use or interest in them, you've got to clean up! I agree. Those rocks need love and they sure aren’t getting them out there in the dirt! |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 8, 2022 15:15:08 GMT -5
Hornitos poppy from the north end of Hunters Valley. No doubt about it. That's the good old stuff from the original find too. Good catch. I was at an old rock yard one time in the Calif central valley and spotted a beautiful boulder of a poppy I'd never seen before sticking up in the garden. Tried to buy it with no luck. Very frustrating! Very lucky you ran into such a generous person.
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