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Post by elementary on Apr 13, 2012 1:47:12 GMT -5
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Post by elementary on Apr 7, 2012 20:21:50 GMT -5
I want to thank everyone for their feedback on the current method of downloading the Agate/Jasper Index. It's made me feel a lot better about the process and less frantic about hunting down another file sharing site. Thank you.
It's let me find time to work on the next volume of the series which is for the Northwest: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. (Nevada is included due to the McDermitt crossover region.)
This 2nd volume of this 2nd edition of the index is currently 122 pages long - and that only includes petrified wood(58 pages), limb casts, and thunderegg deposits(57 pages). Oooof. This one is going to be a monster - and to think I still need to do the picture jaspers...
Specifically, I'm hoping to get some updated images for agate nodule locations in Idaho - especially around Challis - as well as Hogg Creek and Beacon Hill. I am also hoping beyond hope that someone out there has pictures from the old Drummond Agate Beds in Oregon. But if you have any photos of material that stands out from the NW (this is not counting t-eggs - which I'm doing well on right now), I'd appreciate access to them for the Index.
Thank you,
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 4, 2012 13:42:36 GMT -5
To all;
I'm going through my limb cast information and trying to find out if there is a difference between what I see as Paulina Limb Casts and Congleton Hollow Limb casts. Is this the same site - or a set of related sites - or are these two descriptions of vastly different hunting areas?
Thank you very much for your help. (This is why I'm doing the Index - I want to try to eliminate questions like this for people unfamiliar with an area.)
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 4, 2012 12:34:30 GMT -5
Quick question for those 'in the know':
Is this the same area, then, that produces the Stinking Water petrified wood?
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 2, 2012 19:45:42 GMT -5
Thanks for letting me know about Kristen. It's nice to hear that the apparently real her was reflected on the show (where she always seemed positive and enthusiastic.) I'm just a cynic when it comes to 'reality' or 'made for TV'. I know TV shows are a product and that illusion is made through the cameras, so I don't trust what is shown at face value. (My favorite current commercial is a skin product for 'mature' ladies that claims to make one look younger. The ad shows a bunch of women walking by the camera, coming out of the water, etc. In fine print at the bottom of the screen is the admission: "Not actual users." It makes me laugh.) I teach 6th grade and these kids will buy anything that shown on a screen - either TV or computer or IPad or whatever. Propaganda and persuasion are two of our topics. Anyway, enough about TV. Again, nothing against her - she seems great and fine, it's just without a true context of seeing her in real life, I tend to be a little suspicious.
On a more enjoyable rockhound note: I love the photos. The John Day piece fills a gap, the stinkingwater is a beauty, and I don't have any decent photos of cut knots from Hubbard - though I believe I have one exterior view.
Thanks again. Your work and the material you work with are incredible.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 2, 2012 17:28:52 GMT -5
Thanks Steven. (Glad you stuck around after dealing with the business you had to deal with a while back...it's been a pleasure reading your posts.)
Much of my pet wood I'm using comes from your site (with your permission a while back) and I have to say "THANK YOU" because you fleshed out so much of my Northwest. You and another dealer I know broadened the content to the point of being respectable right now. Your images are superb.
Oh, by the way - your Hubbard Basin material is incredible (if I may say) as is everything on your site - it makes me want to add some international, but that's way off topic for this project's intent.
As for your McDonald Ranch material: it usually takes me a couple weeks to put one of these volumes together (the new indexes - so needed- are a pain to do), so if you are able to produce a good representative sample, I'd love it - and a huge thank you if you find time to do this. I used to watch that Cash and Treasures show and though I enjoyed it, I always wondered how much digging and chunking work the host did compared to her 'production assistants'. I envisioned them doing several hours of work before she steps in, and with the call of 'action', pulls some impressive piece from the dirt.
Oh - to all - the pet wood section is up to 50 pages - and I haven't touched limb casts yet. I'm getting the feeling this one's goin' to be a monster...
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 2, 2012 17:10:20 GMT -5
Do you want my ooohss and aaahs in alphabetical order or listed by intensity of their utterance?
Or would you like me just to say "Damn, you live in agate heaven!"?
For a gawker like myself, lemme just say, I'm so glad you post on the board.
Thanks again for sharing your state treasures.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 2, 2012 16:33:50 GMT -5
Nice haul!
Do you know what that Green Banded material you have pictured at the end is?
I've heard of lizard stone, and there's a place in NM (I think) that is in the books that you can hunt similar material, but I was curious if you got the location for the material you have pictured.
thanks
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Apr 2, 2012 15:48:10 GMT -5
Hey All!
Well - the Northwest Index is at 44 pages and that's just of petrified wood-and I know there's more locations to be had - so I ask of you:
I'm putting together the Northwest Volume of the Agate Index and I'm looking for images of petrified wood from Gabbs, Nevada; McDonald Ranch, OR; Texas Springs Limb Cast (with the pink innards), NV; (I have some, but am looking for a greater variety) -and many other locations -
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if you have anything you think might be unusual or offbeat (pet wood or limb casts) from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, or Alaska, please post it here if you would like me to use in the index. I just ask for it to be a clear shot (any blurriness intensifies when I convert the file to PDF) in good light. I have tons of Saddle Mountain, Hubbard Basin, McDermitt, Sweet Home, but if you think you have something unusual or from a place I haven't mentioned - post! Share with others.
Thanks for your time.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 30, 2012 19:04:38 GMT -5
Message updated.
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Post by elementary on Mar 29, 2012 23:36:54 GMT -5
Damn! That's sweet!
I love the shifting color as you follow the dendrites down its face.
Wonderful work!
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 29, 2012 23:32:41 GMT -5
I was randomly browsing You Tube to ease my frustration at the Agate Index download problem and came across this:
I found it hilarious. But then again, I'm in a mood right now....
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 29, 2012 19:19:03 GMT -5
I really don't have to say it, but I will...
incredible material as always - love what you do with it. I really like how the rectangular pieces came out.
Can't wait to see more!
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 29, 2012 19:15:38 GMT -5
I really like the Bunyon. I've been out there digging in the debris pile and brought home some material. A couple of my friends went out there for a much longer period and started prying out some larger pieces from the crevasse- which were outstanding.
Then some firm/person from farther south 'claimed' the site.
What my friend did, though, was orient his cut horizontally with the seam so his slabs were a bunch of red orbs. It was really interesting to see the material cut untraditionally to reveal a 'new' look.
I can't wait to see what you whip up with your pieces.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 26, 2012 20:13:26 GMT -5
For those who had tried downloading this file previously: File4Share now requires people to create a membership before they can download files. I do not like this limitation, but I have no other way at this time of dispersing these files. Sign ups are free, and if you've signed up to download these files, please indicate how it worked for you. I would appreciate that. I am looking at another sites now that allow file downloads. 2012 2nd Edition Volume 1: The Southwest (55 MB) AZ-CO-NM-UT States 245 pages: 230 color pages of material + Location & Name Indexes www.4shared.com/office/kXSw_m8-/2012_Agate_Index_Vol_1_Southwe.htmlI hope you find these useful, Next up will be the Northwest: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada. Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 26, 2012 20:05:59 GMT -5
It appears the former limitation for downloading this file has been removed and you can download it without a problem.
Let me know if you find otherwise.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 17, 2012 11:18:04 GMT -5
I'm glad to see you grinding again.
As always, love the echo stones.
That odd inclusion looks like the ghost of Dan Ackroyd's conehead from SNL in the last photo...
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 17, 2012 11:15:11 GMT -5
Never bought OJ and when I see material such as yours I crave and crave...Excellent work.
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Post by elementary on Mar 13, 2012 21:05:13 GMT -5
Those are utterly beautiful.
They look like what the surface of Venus might look like.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 11, 2012 16:16:00 GMT -5
Well Mel,
I'm glad you like this whale of a bone - but I thought my whale member thingy I posted in the fossil section a couple weeks ago would have impressed you more! (And why I have found the need to share by whale bone with others in such a public place is beyond me..... :blush: )
(Oh Mel - just found your email regarding the Pisgah Road Site - don't know why I missed it - will send you what I know plus am checking with Ron regarding mileage.)
To all, regarding whale bone vs plume - I guess the whale bone is less rare out here. I know two people who have put in complete display cases withe polished and rough material. I don't see much in the way of Graveyard Point - which makes it more unusual, I guess.
Thanks for the comments,
Lowell
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