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Post by itsandbits on Nov 19, 2012 17:42:57 GMT -5
I've decided to call the stuff "BC BLUE". these are only taken to 120 grit on the diamond so far but I wanted to show the shading and look of the rough before processing. This is only a couple of the variations of the colours available of this. Attachments:
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 19, 2012 10:22:28 GMT -5
The river has so many different colours of from tan all the way to black, and they all have inclusions of ribbons of colour; I'll have to do a collage one day. There is a red with hematite, tan, brown; of several shades, several greens, and then the blue; kind of an ethereal blue that is usually blended in with the green in pockets. It has the atypical yellow streamers from this site allso. The colours inside can't usually be seen from the outside except a general trend, so its kind of a crapshoot as to what you'll find. The lines are ribbons of yellow colour and healed fractures and intrusions Attachments:
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 18, 2012 14:16:27 GMT -5
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 18, 2012 13:40:32 GMT -5
I'll try to delete the big pic because it won't let me adjust it Attachments:
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 18, 2012 12:44:48 GMT -5
can't wait to see all the little soldiers in a row; are you going to put a grab box up :<)))
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 18, 2012 10:36:10 GMT -5
thanks the material is really special and very workable for how hard it is. I got them on the sticks yesterday Ginge; after I got the xmas lights up it really warmed up; 10C, so I wanted to get outside and do some more of this stuff that is a little bigger brfore I move the show inside for the winter. Probably takle the opals today. I know, promises, promises :<)))
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 17, 2012 22:04:25 GMT -5
the Guat jadeite sure is nice to work I agree
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 17, 2012 1:55:30 GMT -5
Hi from BC too. You'll find a lot of friendly people, good advice, and lots of nice rocks here. Lloyd
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 16, 2012 10:20:50 GMT -5
slip of the post; sorry to all it might have offended; I slipped my hand over the mousepad and it posted what I had written before I got a chance to edit it.
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 15, 2012 23:48:34 GMT -5
nice work and nice material. wish I didn't have so much of my own; Nah!!! you can never have too much :<))
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 15, 2012 23:05:31 GMT -5
what a bunch of interesting rock!! That's a lot of amazing future slabs and cabs
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 15, 2012 19:09:46 GMT -5
What a hoot!!! A good break.
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 15, 2012 10:45:29 GMT -5
bump
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 14, 2012 11:18:52 GMT -5
Mel from the Vancouver sun by p kershawquote april 2012: I suspect most Canadians believe that we live in a high tax country. It’s just not true. Adding up the income, sales, corporate, property and other taxes we pay to all levels of government, total taxes are 31 per cent of Canada’s economy. This is below the average (33.8 per cent) for rich, industrialized countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). If Canadians paid taxes at the OECD average, we’d owe an additional $45 billion a year. For high tax countries, we need to look to France, Finland, Austria, Norway, Belgium, Italy, Sweden and Denmark. Taxes add up to between 42 and 48 percent of their economies. In other words, their citizens pay half again as much as we do in Canada:enquote
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 14, 2012 10:21:39 GMT -5
Hey Elvis I'm curious to know what Canadians pay in income tax. I would rather borrow a few thousand in a lifetime than to pay 40 or 50% of my lifetime salary for "free" healthcare.......but that's just me. Curt GDP is where the final total is calculated. yours is 16% onhealthcare Canada's is 11% even though our population that is 10% of the US pop and is spread over the land mass of the second largest country in the world which should make our system much less effecient because volume and distance allways effects cost. Distance adds to it but volume usually subtracts so we have both working against us here, lower volume, higher distance. what about all the hidden fees when you talk about taxes; for example windfall and death taxes we don't pay. If I were to win 10 kerzillion dollars in the lottery I wouldn't get 5 of it taken away in taxes; not 1 "red" cent!!! Lloyd
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 14, 2012 10:10:22 GMT -5
The US has the best health facilities in the world. too bad only the rich have access to it. You get to brag about it. I'm sorry, but someone has misled you. Yes, we have great facilities here. But, there are very few of them that can't be accessed by - in theory - anyone. Well if this is the case I don't really understand the system there; no. What is all the bellyacheing about fees if you don't have to pay them. just don't buy your medical insurance but use the system anyways; they have to let you in because you need it; right. Why doesn't everyone just do that?
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 13, 2012 21:24:51 GMT -5
that's still a beaut; gotta find some more places to enter it. See if you can do a US collection firsts :<)
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 13, 2012 17:49:45 GMT -5
still says it's not available here but I did watch the one on utub
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 13, 2012 17:45:37 GMT -5
Canada 11 % of GDP on healthcare= everyone gets it for $70. a month US 16% of GDP on healthcare= priviledged and wealthy get it All others are brainwashed and brag about it till they get sick and driven into bankruptcy Gees, that's a tough decision. SSUUUUUUURRRRREE AAMMMMMM GGGLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDD I'm a wolf; in sheeps clothing.
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Post by itsandbits on Nov 13, 2012 15:23:46 GMT -5
here it is where grayfingers got one that worked
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