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Phishisgroovin

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petrified algae
« on: August 09, 2014, 09:16:54 PM »

Just need to show this stuff.
Petrified algae rough slab and finished cab.
Slabs dry




wet slabs






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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2014, 09:50:50 PM »

Looks a lot like some Oolite I've seen some folks working with.  I do like the pattern within the stone.  Orbicular patterns always have caught my eye.

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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2014, 09:59:32 PM »

Those are incredibly well formed and your cab really shows it off. Good stuff!
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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2014, 10:09:25 PM »

going to slab up the rest of my rock and sell a few slabs, but i have to find out why all my oil is leaking from the saw first.
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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2014, 02:07:26 PM »

Wow Phish. Hope you will put us on the list for a bit of that rough. It's a real eye-catcher.

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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2014, 11:19:38 PM »

Very interesting material. Where is it from?
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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2014, 11:49:08 PM »

Not sure where its from, my neighbor gave me a bucket of rocks and it was in there.
He saved some rocks from a home he purchased and remodeled for sale.
he has another bucket, but he has to remember to bring it over.
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Re: petrified algae
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2014, 08:34:08 PM »

That is huge algae.  I suppose it would be dinosaur algae so it stands to reason...  It's cool!
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