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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 17:22:18 GMT -5
In the ID thread, I mentioned Vince and I bought some rocks from a friend's stash. Most of it was your run of the mill stuff, but we did snag some really nice stuff. There were Amy Sage slabs that are huge, some Burro Creek material, a few different types of palm wood, some thundereggs and geodes (I didn't take pictures of these) and these two: Covelite chunk which is just under a pound:  And a nice chunk of Morrisonite with an awesome pattern:  The few slabs of dino bone in the upper left of the pictures was also part of it, but the bone isn't that spectacular. We were really excited to find the Covelite and Morrisonite.  |
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Post by drocknut on May 30, 2022 18:14:59 GMT -5
In the ID thread, I mentioned Vince and I bought some rocks from a friend's stash. Most of it was your run of the mill stuff, but we did snag some really nice stuff. There were Amy Sage slabs that are huge, some Burro Creek material, a few different types of palm wood, some thundereggs and geodes (I didn't take pictures of these) and these two: Covelite chunk which is just under a pound: And a nice chunk of Morrisonite with an awesome pattern: The few slabs of dino bone in the upper left of the pictures was also part of it, but the bone isn't that spectacular. We were really excited to find the Covelite and Morrisonite. Great googly moogly. I would have been over the moon excited about a chunk of covelite that big. Great scores. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 20:22:07 GMT -5
In the ID thread, I mentioned Vince and I bought some rocks from a friend's stash. Most of it was your run of the mill stuff, but we did snag some really nice stuff. There were Amy Sage slabs that are huge, some Burro Creek material, a few different types of palm wood, some thundereggs and geodes (I didn't take pictures of these) and these two: Covelite chunk which is just under a pound: And a nice chunk of Morrisonite with an awesome pattern: The few slabs of dino bone in the upper left of the pictures was also part of it, but the bone isn't that spectacular. We were really excited to find the Covelite and Morrisonite. Great googly moogly. I would have been over the moon excited about a chunk of covelite that big. Great scores. Oh, I was! I just about pee'd my pants when I saw it.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 20:23:19 GMT -5
Here's a picture of one the humongous slabs of Amy Sage:  |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 30, 2022 20:59:06 GMT -5
Dang you guys!! Those are awesome!! That Morrisonite has an amazing pattern! Great snag!! There's going to be some really awesome cabs out of that Amy Sage!!  (Or...I suppose it could be left as a specimen...sheesh! LOL) |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 21:04:04 GMT -5
Dang you guys!! Those are awesome!! That Morrisonite has an amazing pattern! Great snag!! There's going to be some really awesome cabs out of that Amy Sage!!  (Or...I suppose it could be left as a specimen...sheesh! LOL) Jason, I there's 5 slabs that size and then 3 that are about half that size. We'll probably sell some of them at our show in August. It's times like these that I wish I had a vibe lap to polish them on. Then I could sell them for a lot more.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 30, 2022 21:11:55 GMT -5
Dang you guys!! Those are awesome!! That Morrisonite has an amazing pattern! Great snag!! There's going to be some really awesome cabs out of that Amy Sage!! (Or...I suppose it could be left as a specimen...sheesh! LOL) Jason, I there's 5 slabs that size and then 3 that are about half that size. We'll probably sell some of them at our show in August. It's times like these that I wish I had a vibe lap to polish them on. Then I could sell them for a lot more.  I would think those would sell in a heartbeat! Yeah...I've been tumbling Teepee Canyon slabs hoping to have a bunch ready for the show in less than two weeks. I still haven't decided what I'm going to price them at...and I still haven't put prices on my wraps yet! LOL - I like the pressure of doing that all last minute! LOL |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 21:14:08 GMT -5
Jason, I there's 5 slabs that size and then 3 that are about half that size. We'll probably sell some of them at our show in August. It's times like these that I wish I had a vibe lap to polish them on. Then I could sell them for a lot more. I would think those would sell in a heartbeat! Yeah...I've been tumbling Teepee Canyon slabs hoping to have a bunch ready for the show in less than two weeks. I still haven't decided what I'm going to price them at...and I still haven't put prices on my wraps yet! LOL - I like the pressure of doing that all last minute! LOL That's the worst part in my book! I hate pricing stuff. |
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Post by rmf on May 30, 2022 21:19:26 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones I read a couple of days ago a fun fact about hummingbirds. When I read it I immediately thought of the forum. so here it is: Hummingbirds are one of the few birds that pee. they get so much water in their diet they have to relieve themselves where most birds dump the urine solids in with the #2 waste.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2022 21:39:06 GMT -5
hummingbirdstones I read a couple of days ago a fun fact about hummingbirds. When I read it I immediately thought of the forum. so here it is: Hummingbirds are one of the few birds that pee. they get so much water in their diet they have to relieve themselves where most birds dump the urine solids in with the #2 waste. This is true.  I have been peed on by those little buggers!  |
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Post by AzRockGeek on May 30, 2022 22:17:55 GMT -5
What a great haul. Congrats!
Can't wait to see some covelite slabs.
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Post by lparsons on May 30, 2022 23:03:53 GMT -5
Wowww, those are incredible! I love the colors and patterns. I’ve never heard of those particular rocks, let alone seen them. 🤗
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Post by Rockoonz on May 31, 2022 0:25:40 GMT -5
I there's 5 slabs that size and then 3 that are about half that size. We'll probably sell some of them at our show in August. It's times like these that I wish I had a vibe lap to polish them on. Then I could sell them for a lot more. You coulda flipped the giant slab saw on it's back and made a big rotary lap. Hmmmm. Too bad a 36 inch round of lap plate would be so ungodly spendy right now. |
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Post by liveoak on May 31, 2022 6:07:05 GMT -5
That Morrisonite is a beautiful specimen, it'd be hard to cut that one up, cool as it is.
But the Amy Sage is interesting, no template necessary, I can see the shape of the cabs you're going to cut.
Cool stuff.
Patty
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Post by rockjunquie on May 31, 2022 8:14:42 GMT -5
Oh. My! Great score! Love that amy sage!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 31, 2022 8:51:31 GMT -5
You coulda flipped the giant slab saw on it's back and made a big rotary lap. Hmmmm. Too bad a 36 inch round of lap plate would be so ungodly spendy right now. We probably have one around here somewhere.  I don't have the time right now to do any hand lapping. Plus I think my arms would fall off!  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 31, 2022 9:01:11 GMT -5
That Morrisonite is a beautiful specimen, it'd be hard to cut that one up, cool as it is. But the Amy Sage is interesting, no template necessary, I can see the shape of the cabs you're going to cut. Cool stuff. Patty Morrisonite is one of my all-time favorites. I don't know if we'll cut that one or not. We might get 2 small slabs and then some other bits out of it if we do cut it. It's probably one of those too pretty to cut stones. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 31, 2022 9:03:50 GMT -5
Oh. My! Great score! Love that amy sage! Thanks, Tela! We got really lucky. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 31, 2022 9:51:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments on the rocks. The Covellite and Morrisonite are both around 2-1/2" x 3". Not much Morrisonite like that around these days.
The polished spot on the Covellite is the only altered surface, and there isn't a spot of brown anywhere on it. Since it doesn't have any cut or broken surfaces it's probably worth more to a collector the way it is. The lower-grade stuff we've seen in recent years would yield similar size cabs from between the crappy spots.
The Amethyst Sage slab is 6" x 10-1/2", so it's definitely cuttable.
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Post by perkins17 on May 31, 2022 10:06:08 GMT -5
I read that you could make more off of them polished, and I would be more than willing to help out with my vibe lap if the need be. I would be worried putting something that breakable and valuable in shipping though. The morrisonite is probably my favorite. Those are some nice rocks.
-Nicholas
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(Or...I suppose it could be left as a specimen...sheesh! LOL)
(Or...I suppose it could be left as a specimen...sheesh! LOL)
I have been peed on by those little buggers! 
I don't have the time right now to do any hand lapping. Plus I think my arms would fall off! 
