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holajonathan fully equipped rock polisher Paw polish Member since March 2020 Posts: 1,720	First load from the 12 pounder Feb 23, 2022 3:23:17 GMT -5 lunker and Son Of Beach like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holajonathan on Feb 23, 2022 3:23:17 GMT -5 Of course I like the MMAs, but these little guys also caught my eye: Are those from the Yellowstone? Banded chert of some sort?

dillonf fully equipped rock polisher Hounding and tumbling Member since February 2022 Posts: 1,622	First load from the 12 pounder Feb 23, 2022 5:44:03 GMT -5 lunker likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dillonf on Feb 23, 2022 5:44:03 GMT -5 Wow those are some awesome field collected rocks, and they are beautifully tumbled!

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Feb 23, 2022 3:23:17 GMT -5 holajonathan said:

Of course I like the MMAs, but these little guys also caught my eye:

Are those from the Yellowstone? Banded chert of some sort?

They sure are. I like them too.

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