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Post by tims on Jun 30, 2015 18:56:22 GMT -5
Really neat finds. I've found some small broken pieces of similar looking stuff but you're getting some really nice big intact specimens. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by tims on Jun 27, 2015 2:16:07 GMT -5
For the life of me, the can of end pieces escapes me They'll turn up.
In the meantime, chipping away at the stone. This big red jasper is symbolic of why I'm so slow; it was completely buried under dirt, and wrestling it around to scrub it with brush and water put an end to my day. For future reference, don't bury pitted rocks
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Post by tims on Jun 27, 2015 2:02:43 GMT -5
Another piece but this time with smooth white shell and a seam of pink and orange.
Several of the pieces with this speckled green also have patches of purple-pink crystal:
I've about convinced myself it's not agate; leaning toward common opal.
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Post by tims on Jun 26, 2015 18:01:19 GMT -5
I might ask at the local gravel quarry --- I see the cuts they make in the hills every time I drive down HWY 16 and invariably wonder what kind of goodies must be hidden in there. Interesting possibility, thanks for the info sir.
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Post by tims on Jun 24, 2015 23:52:04 GMT -5
Wow a really colorful variety of pet wood there. The carnelian is awesome.
I wonder if that's common practice at quarries? Makes me want to go hunt their throwaway piles.
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Post by tims on Jun 24, 2015 15:40:28 GMT -5
Fossilman I'm not sure where it came from, part of my inherited old collection. I don't plan to cut it as I have other agatized wood that would probably cut prettier and I like this piece as-is.
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Post by tims on Jun 23, 2015 22:36:22 GMT -5
Carnelian. Thank you gingerkid ! ID tips are greatly appreciated.
Hey Fossilman I'll try to dig out those end pieces. I've been so focused on the yard I'd almost forgotten the stuff in the shed. There are cans and cans but I should be able to dig them out, I thinned out the shed contents last summer and got things accessible at least.
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Post by tims on Jun 23, 2015 22:24:38 GMT -5
Yeah it's pet wood.
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Post by tims on Jun 23, 2015 22:18:30 GMT -5
Yes ginger, another yard find. Little surprises like this keep the project fun
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Post by tims on Jun 22, 2015 22:46:57 GMT -5
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Post by tims on Jun 22, 2015 22:14:00 GMT -5
Just thought this was neat for the woodland camo coloring:
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Post by tims on Jun 22, 2015 22:10:38 GMT -5
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Post by tims on Jun 22, 2015 21:42:38 GMT -5
Pretty teepees. Seeing one cut really makes me itch for a saw ...
Is it possible they just used vegetable oil on the cut face for a 5-minute polish?
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Post by tims on Jun 21, 2015 0:48:34 GMT -5
Yeah, it's my first hammer just got it this Spring. Found some of my grandparents' discarded hammers in the yard and they look like something out of Shawshank Redemption. I'll get there.
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 21:37:37 GMT -5
Yeah, the fossil pile if from out on the prairie. Just rinsed off a couple different bucketloads and layed it all out together to dry.
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 19:39:16 GMT -5
Besides, plenty of manageable stuff laying around ...
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 15:54:40 GMT -5
I cut the photo off but that boulder is about 3'x5' square and a foot and a half thick, so I'd have to break it down partially at least just to move it. Probably not worth the trouble.
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 15:46:35 GMT -5
Don, I do run over to Rapid occasionally but not regularly. I've considered visiting the School of Mines to see if they'd rent me a geology student for a couple days to help identify stuff You mentioned the Crawford show in a reply to one of my agate posts and I've got it marked on my calendar, hope to see you there. Fossilman you'd be welcome to stop by --- I might even go nuts and take you out for coffee or something. At the least you could wander around and look at rocks. Message me if you head this direction. TimS
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 13:15:21 GMT -5
I'm located in northeast wyoming right at the edge of the black hills. I mostly hunt forest service land in the hills or oilfields on blm land out on thae prairie. I see a lot of agate, jasper and quartz in the hills, and fossils and the occasional artifact out on the flats. Agate is my favorite and I've bought a couple of books so far, plus I do research online which is usually more useful than the books. I've visited several rock shops around the hills but they want to sell, not inform. Odd but there are no local rock clubs here. I'm hoping to attend a couple rock shows in cody wy and nebraska this summer and maybe can meet some people there with more regional knowledge but I'm relying on the help of online rockers more than anything. I may reconsider picking up some equipment if I can make room ... I'm a self-employed computer tech with a home office but if I get rich and famous id like to build a small shop on the empty lot behind my home. Thanks for your suggestions they're appreciated.
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Post by tims on Jun 19, 2015 12:36:28 GMT -5
Don you must have posted while I was typing. I'll keep that method in mind, lots of my smaller yard stuff is limestone bound as well.
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