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Post by vegasjames on May 12, 2022 21:30:24 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 12, 2022 21:55:26 GMT -5
Be still my heart. That is gorgeous!  |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 13, 2022 7:31:31 GMT -5
WOW! I love the color variations in that piece! And this probably isn't the right way to word it...but I like how the breccia almost looks "muddled"...as in the edges of the two material don't appear to be as "sharp" as it is in other brecciated material. I really like that!  |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on May 13, 2022 8:51:18 GMT -5
That doesn't even look real. The closeups look like a beautiful water color painting!
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Post by vegasjames on May 13, 2022 14:29:26 GMT -5
Unfortunately the stone was too big for the largest saw at the shop. So the saw did not even cut all the way through on the first pass. So, I did not try to cut any slabs off of it.
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Post by victor1941 on May 16, 2022 10:53:22 GMT -5
Very pretty and almost looks like Stoney Creek.
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Post by quartzilla on Jun 11, 2022 19:19:40 GMT -5
Gorgeous! This is tempting me to go to the San Diego zoo with a sledgehammer!
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 11, 2022 23:04:54 GMT -5
How cool.
I'll be passing through that way in a couple days, sadly all I'll probably stop for is the nailblock/bullseye site at Gemfield, or if there's anything easy to find around Beatty.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 12, 2022 1:23:58 GMT -5
How cool. I'll be passing through that way in a couple days, sadly all I'll probably stop for is the nailblock/bullseye site at Gemfield, or if there's anything easy to find around Beatty. You are not going to find much around Beatty. Almost everything up there has been taken over by the mining companies. The only place I know of that is not is that big mine up on the hill by the pond just South of Beatty has some nice phyllite pieces all over the ground.
What direction are you going and from where to where? I can send you a message with some places to look.
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Post by saxplayer on Jun 12, 2022 9:15:54 GMT -5
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 12, 2022 23:26:14 GMT -5
How cool. I'll be passing through that way in a couple days, sadly all I'll probably stop for is the nailblock/bullseye site at Gemfield, or if there's anything easy to find around Beatty. You are not going to find much around Beatty. Almost everything up there has been taken over by the mining companies. The only place I know of that is not is that big mine up on the hill by the pond just South of Beatty has some nice phyllite pieces all over the ground. What direction are you going and from where to where? I can send you a message with some places to look.
Going North up 95. Headed to Oregon but only looking to drive about 4 hours a day so we have time to stop. Beatty, Yerington, and probably McDermitt will be our overnights. |
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Post by mohs on Jun 12, 2022 23:56:16 GMT -5
You are not going to find much around Beatty. Almost everything up there has been taken over by the mining companies. The only place I know of that is not is that big mine up on the hill by the pond just South of Beatty has some nice phyllite pieces all over the ground. What direction are you going and from where to where? I can send you a message with some places to look.
Going North up 95. Headed to Oregon but only looking to drive about 4 hours a day so we have time to stop. Beatty, Yerington, and probably McDermitt will be our overnights. Stop at the closed rock shop in Goldfield where I had to relieved myself out back ha damndemic Then we found public restroom about 40 yards away one of those small ironies, I suppose O yeah stop in at the Tonopah Chamber of Commence Sign the guest book by my name Lots of good memories Glad I came Hope your feeling the same A long hot bare road, Rockoonz Lee So your wise to take it easy Safe travels! |
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Post by mohs on Jun 13, 2022 0:02:00 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 13, 2022 0:47:14 GMT -5
You are not going to find much around Beatty. Almost everything up there has been taken over by the mining companies. The only place I know of that is not is that big mine up on the hill by the pond just South of Beatty has some nice phyllite pieces all over the ground. What direction are you going and from where to where? I can send you a message with some places to look.
Going North up 95. Headed to Oregon but only looking to drive about 4 hours a day so we have time to stop. Beatty, Yerington, and probably McDermitt will be our overnights. Sent you a list of places to collect on the way. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 14, 2022 8:11:11 GMT -5
Beautiful James.
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