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« Reply #45 on: August 24, 2012, 03:45:08 pm » |
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Agatized coral from a quarry in west central Iowa. This piece was given to me by a trucker / rockhound buddy. On here known as Montanamadman.  |
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« Reply #46 on: August 24, 2012, 04:49:49 pm » |
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Helen, you have no idea how many miles I have hiked to find what I have. Plus, I have a habit of giving stuff away so I have very little at any given time. Yea yea I know, I should photograph all of it but who has the time. My leisure keeps very busy you know.
Jim
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« Reply #47 on: August 24, 2012, 07:21:59 pm » |
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Ever have a piece of pet wood that you just couldn't bring yourself to slab. Some are just too neat or unusual. First a piece of pet palm from the Green Ash Hills east of Calico Ghost Town, San Bernardino Co., Cal.  Next a just plain neat piece of wood. Don't remember where I got this one. Old Timers does that when you're an old goat like me.  And then what I believe is pet fern.  |
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« Reply #48 on: August 24, 2012, 08:09:42 pm » |
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YOu fer sure good buddy Don got some good looking rocks:) I am enjoying seeing them too. Thank you:)
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« Reply #49 on: August 24, 2012, 08:21:00 pm » |
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I enjoy sharing the pics.
I wonder how many rockhounds kicked that piece of palm out of the way ? The other side has such heavy desert varnish on it that it looked like all of the leaverites around it. I only picked it up because the shape was interesting. It wasn't until I washed it off at home that I discovered what it was.
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« Reply #50 on: August 24, 2012, 08:34:14 pm » |
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Great wood. That is the way I am with my Hooty Owl pet wood that I posted earlier. I have given away or sold most of my wood but I will never part with or cut hootie.
Jim
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« Reply #51 on: August 24, 2012, 11:05:06 pm » |
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Helen, you have no idea how many miles I have hiked to find what I have. Plus, I have a habit of giving stuff away so I have very little at any given time. Yea yea I know, I should photograph all of it but who has the time. My leisure keeps very busy you know.
Jim
I was just teasing you Jim:). Wyoming is a HUGE state, and not that I'd know, but seems like every state has little hidden pockets of stuff, and finding it is never easy:). Pictures is always a good idea tho! Not just for us, but for yourself too:)!!  |
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« Reply #52 on: August 24, 2012, 11:05:40 pm » |
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I ALWAYS enjoy seeing pictures!!!  |
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« Reply #53 on: August 25, 2012, 08:17:21 am » |
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Me too.... I have much neat and perfect pet wood, fossilized coral agate etc wich is too neat to cut..... |
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« Reply #54 on: August 25, 2012, 08:29:34 am » |
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Ok Helen, I got up off my butt and took some pics of a few things that I still have and will probably will keep. First up is a coral base that was found somewhere between 8000 and 9000 feet above sea level in the Big Horn mountains.   My son gave this to me so I do not know where it came from but it was probably somewhere in Montana.  Cross section of stromatalite that could have been found anywhere around here because it really is everywhere. The most popular yard rock around here. I will be showing an uncut pic of this in a post I am going to do about my hounding trip yesterday  If you walk enough around here you will run across these from the size of a mouse up to a cow skull. Buffalo is the most prized but they are extremely hard to find. I do not know if this is dog, coyote or ---  You probably saw this in another post but here it is again. Devils toenails. Only name I know.  This is like a turitella or turtella but the shells are different. This is solid agatized rock.  That is about it for fossils that I have now but who knows what tomorrow will bring. Jim |
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« Reply #55 on: August 25, 2012, 08:40:52 am » |
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Love the tour:) You got enuff for a museum yourself Don:) Hope your kids appreciate rocks too:)
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« Reply #56 on: August 25, 2012, 08:49:52 am » |
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What kids  . I haven't seen or heard from my kids since 84, when my ex and I split and she disappeared with them. |
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« Reply #57 on: August 25, 2012, 09:30:34 pm » |
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Those are great Jim!!! I like the one your son found best, looks like a shell that no longer exists. It's nautilus shaped, but not spaced right, and has frills. That is neat!!! The dog skull is perfect! But YUCKY GROSS CREEPY and I couldn't have that in my house! GAAAH. I like the first one too, doesn't look like you'd get colorful slabs out of it, so you don't have to cut it:). I like the pattern:). Don... WE can be your kids:)!!! Dad, can I borrow the car?  |
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« Reply #58 on: August 25, 2012, 09:36:46 pm » |
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No thanks Helen. Jake is my kid. No cars around here. Just an old rock getter pickup and my wifes SUV. |
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« Reply #59 on: August 26, 2012, 07:10:17 am » |
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LOLOLOL NIce try Helen:)
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