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Post by snowmom on Oct 16, 2015 4:45:03 GMT -5
congratulations! What wonderful news. Can't wait to see those pics!
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Post by snowmom on Oct 16, 2015 4:39:26 GMT -5
beautiful! That copper on the malachite sings!
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Post by snowmom on Oct 15, 2015 4:31:45 GMT -5
how large? how dense? They remind me of the teeth that come from a pharangeal plate of a sheepshead drum fish... if it is not drum and is actual stone and not bone, think of looking into fossil remains of a similar sort?
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Post by snowmom on Oct 15, 2015 4:23:10 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on Oct 14, 2015 19:22:19 GMT -5
haunting music for this time of year. One of my all time favorite pieces. All of Peer Gynt my favorite.
ignore the stupid commercial at the beginning.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 13, 2015 4:03:57 GMT -5
beautiful! watching with interest
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Post by snowmom on Oct 12, 2015 5:19:23 GMT -5
beautiful! The plants are all taking off. I had a couple wilt with the shock of the cold weather they shipped in, the dark and the new water/soil, but the root systems stayed intact and everything is greening up and already sending new shoots.. its going to be a nice green winter here because of you. Thanks again!
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Post by snowmom on Oct 12, 2015 5:07:07 GMT -5
I was going to get the SD map but at $50 USD for shipping, well I call rip off. I emailed them Sometimes book shops carry them, you may be able to get your map from a book store and avoid postage that way. postage is so high now, especially for odd sized items.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 17:17:52 GMT -5
WOW!
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 17:11:38 GMT -5
I like to use the gazetteers in conjuction with google's satellite feature. Look it up on the map and zoom in for a good close look from the satellite. Amazing how much you can learn.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 6:58:58 GMT -5
I have several of these gazeteers, state by state atlas books show back roads, topo info, even old quarries. I am not in any way involved with Delorme but love their product and highly recommend them for those who like to get off the beaten path. GPS, online maps like yahoo, google and the like and some of the satellite guided products can get you into trouble or you can lose signal at any time. Its good to have a backup resource. shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10096
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:57:59 GMT -5
Blood diamond refers to the fact that a lot of human blood is spilled mining and getting them Snowmom. Not the color. Yes some diamonds could be identified but..... I do understand about blood diamonds, I just meant we recognize emeralds and rubies, sapphires, etc as being unique to various areas where they were mined, even sometimes coming from a specific mine. I wondered if people who know their stuff couldn't do the same with diamonds?
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:55:08 GMT -5
thanks, that's good to hear 'the rest of the story'. maybe later videos and the info on the sale of the diamond... the plot thickens. Now Orrum has me wanting to learn a lot more about the people who found the diamonds in the past. I probably read too many mystery books.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:50:54 GMT -5
Orrum, really? I guess that's possible... hadn't thought of that trick. Lowdown... how could they prove it? Couldn't a person tell a blood diamond from an Arkansas diamond the same way we can tell different kinds of (name your gem, mineral or rock)origin from each other by their appearance and matrix? Would the guy who cut the diamond know to tell an Ark or Canadian or African diamond apart? gemstones are something I know less than nothing about. interesting....
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:44:05 GMT -5
they look great, and good photography too. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:39:51 GMT -5
cool experiment. thanks for the info... lovely tumbles from the vibe...
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:29:35 GMT -5
very interesting stuff. are the crystals brittle?
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Post by snowmom on Oct 11, 2015 5:27:52 GMT -5
the only meat my mom's family had during the depression was squirrel and an occasional rabbit. whatever grandpa could shoot. She didn't like squirrel much....
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Post by snowmom on Oct 10, 2015 4:51:30 GMT -5
my mom lived in Arizona on the edge of the desert in a tent during the time of the depression and she talked about how highly sought after ironwood was because of its fuel value, burned like coal. Wonder how they cut it back then? Must have had sturdy bodies and very sharp axes? Or perhaps just fed branches into the stove as they were consumed?
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Post by snowmom on Oct 10, 2015 4:41:52 GMT -5
thanks for your interest guys! It became evident that I had made poor selections to try to run as a pure batch. the stones were developing cracks and eroding badly. I moved a couple on to finish in another batch of hard stones, but took the rest out before they became dirt. The reason I found them as very small pieces on the beach may be the reason they did poorly... they had a tendency to break apart into pieces anyway. Lesson from this is that a better pudding stone tumble may perhaps be obtained by cutting or breaking up a better quality stone to tumble rather than using pieces found on the beach. The remains of this batch are not up to the standards of Jugglerguy or Drummond Island Rocks, mr.mohs , but they will please guests who will take them home as reminders of their visits to my home and to Michigan. Keeping on keeping on.
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