nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Mar 15, 2022 17:52:57 GMT -5
Tide, sand, and bedrock have finally all agreed to let me extract a few bits of the agate/calcedony that are big enough to make a tap handle. And for once, the trail was not a two mile muddy slide.  IMG20220315163439 by nik1924, on Flickr  IMG20220315163336 by nik1924, on Flickr Between the two of them, it is probably 15 pounds, so plenty to work with. And as always, it is a nice hike, even without finding good rocks.  IMG20220315105232 by nik1924, on Flickr  IMG20220315112754 by nik1924, on Flickr |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 15, 2022 19:56:23 GMT -5
nik, whereabouts are these beaches? (Not precise location...just general.) I look forward to seeing some more tap handles...it's been awhile. 
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Mar 15, 2022 20:07:09 GMT -5
nik, whereabouts are these beaches? (Not precise location...just general.) I look forward to seeing some more tap handles...it's been awhile. The beach is down toward the southern end of Guam. About a 2 mile hike from the road. If you do a little sleuthing, the hint is that one of the pictures was taken from a 300 year old bridge. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 15, 2022 20:14:24 GMT -5
nik , whereabouts are these beaches? (Not precise location...just general.) I look forward to seeing some more tap handles...it's been awhile.  The beach is down toward the southern end of Guam. About a 2 mile hike from the road. If you do a little sleuthing, the hint is that one of the pictures was taken from a 300 year old bridge. I "sleuthed"...that is a gorgeous looking bridge! I love the arches in that thing! |
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Mar 16, 2022 18:44:33 GMT -5
This is a slightly better picture of the calcedony, Sadly the green is really soft and crumbly. I may need to try my hand at stabilizing.  IMG20220316105141 by nik1924, on Flickr |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 16, 2022 20:58:45 GMT -5
That is GORGEOUS! It definitely looks like it's a great candidate to be stabilized...it appears like it would be well worth the effort! |
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mattrock
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Post by mattrock on Apr 8, 2022 22:33:46 GMT -5
I am pretty sure the big piece you got was one my wife took a picture of to show me. She went on that hike shortly before you posted this. Nice find!!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 9, 2022 10:14:33 GMT -5
I am pretty sure the big piece you got was one my wife took a picture of to show me. She went on that hike shortly before you posted this. Nice find!! How crazy would that be if that really was the same rock?!? I would think the chances of that are almost incalculable! Pretty amazing. |
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Apr 9, 2022 17:38:59 GMT -5
I am pretty sure the big piece you got was one my wife took a picture of to show me. She went on that hike shortly before you posted this. Nice find!! There is a bunch of it down there, the trick is finding something that is loose enough to pick up |
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