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Any rockhounds out there in TW?

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  1. May 5, 2021 at 7:24 PM
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    Okay you rock hounds out there, name these rocks:
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  2. May 5, 2021 at 7:34 PM
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    Look like sunstones to me. :cool:
     
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  3. May 5, 2021 at 7:37 PM
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    Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!:thumbsup: Wife and I went camping at the Oregon Sunstone Collection Area near Plush for a few days last week and picked up this haul off the ground.
     
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  4. May 5, 2021 at 7:42 PM
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    That is a haul for sure!
     
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  5. May 8, 2021 at 10:41 AM
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    Found a big white rock. Looked so out of place. Picture doesn't do it justice, it was like a pile of snow in the woods. Very fragile too, shattered easily. If any of you know what it is, I'm all ears.
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  6. May 8, 2021 at 12:11 PM
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    Hart mtn was one of the first adventures i did in my 2004 t4r... seems so long ago.
    Sunstones.

    Picked up a few rocks over the years.
    That last one (same rock last 3 pics) was made by nature. Six sided.

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  7. May 8, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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    Thought i would drop these in here too.
    Found with a rotortiller in folks backyard 1983, i was 13. Bend Oregon.
    2 mortar and pestle,7500 years old, ritually killed by breaking out the bottom of the pestle.
    Kinda got me into rocks i guess.

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  8. May 8, 2021 at 4:08 PM
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    Huh, i wonder if its part of a pegmatite. Where was this?
     
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  9. May 8, 2021 at 4:09 PM
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    Nice, Oregon is such a cool state. I had a nice soak in the hot springs up on top in a snow storm. It was a cool experience.
     
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  10. May 8, 2021 at 4:37 PM
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    In the U.P. It was pretty large. Also it was located where it was under water until a dam was removed exposing it.
     
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  11. Jun 15, 2021 at 7:09 AM
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    I did a little digging on this and did not see any pegmatites up there, but there were some copper mines and also some clay pits and limestone mines, so not really sure on this?
     
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  12. Jun 15, 2021 at 7:57 AM
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    Took some family up to hunt Geodes in Kentucky yesterday.. Had an absolute blast..

    Started off with some roadcut geology, then went to a creek that is always loaded with geodes..

    Obligatory truck pics included..

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    Cool Shale ledge that appears to have spalled off in a neat dragon scale pattern..
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  13. Apr 24, 2022 at 10:03 AM
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    Bump for this thread! I've always liked rocks and now I'm going to dive in to rock collecting. Here is one I couldn't collect but greatly enjoyed finding nonetheless.
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  14. May 5, 2023 at 3:43 PM
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    Visited the agates in host rocks again today. Genuine treasure, so beautiful!!!!
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  15. May 5, 2023 at 4:17 PM
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    Thats pretty neat
     
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  16. May 5, 2023 at 4:56 PM
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    Looks like some of the Lake Superior agates I've seen pics of. Nice find!
     
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  17. May 5, 2023 at 9:48 PM
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    Here’s some more goodies from Oregon.
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    Fools Gold
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    Ammonite and Clam
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  18. May 6, 2023 at 9:54 AM
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    Got lots of rocks (its in the name) but not many pictures at the moment. Do some of my own lapidary as well. Here's some siderite, fossil crab concretion, and some cabs I've done.

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  19. May 16, 2023 at 12:39 PM
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    Here is my best Kentucky Agate so far this year. It was slim pickings at the time as there hadn't been a good flood when I went..

    Still need to soak in oxalic acid and polish, but I really didnt think it would be much before I cut it.

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  20. May 16, 2023 at 12:46 PM
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    What does the acid do?
     
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