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Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: hummingbirdstones on October 04, 2014, 08:02:48 PM
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Vince and I went to an estate sale today to look at some rocks. The sale was advertised by our club, so most of the really good stuff, whatever that was, was already gone, but we managed to pick up a few interesting things. I found this little slab that was so cool looking, I added it to the pile. No clue what it is and almost nothing there was labeled. It was the only slab of this that I could find. Anyone have any clue? It looks to be some type of plant structure, maybe... :dontknow:
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Interesting.
Looks like a petrified connect the dots puzzle agate? :violent1: :violent1: :violent1:
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Damn, Phish, that's it alright...!
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:laughing4:
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No idea but it is amazing!
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With my memory it is hard to tell but it seems like I read somewhere about a string or bead coral. It doesn't look like an accident of nature. Maybe it is a necklace fossil.
Jim
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I've never seen anything like it but sure would grab it up if I did... nice find :headbang:
Here's a page with the exact chain coral pictured, they're called halysites, if you type that into yahoo images it brings up some fabulous pics of the same structure
http://nature.ca/notebooks/english/coral.htm
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Thanks for that info! Chain coral - I learn something new from you guys every single day. :notworthy:
It's going to make a very cool cab at some point. :thumbsup:
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SHEESH I missed it by only five letters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jim
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Close, but no cigar! :laughing6:
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What; I didn't know there was a prize, and a ceegar too; I'll pm you my address LOL
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I will play horse shoes with you for that cigar, whatever your name is. its, how in the hell can I know someone as long as I have known you and not know their name?
Jim
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I will play horse shoes with you for that cigar, whatever your name is. its, how in the hell can I know someone as long as I have known you and not know their name?
Jim
horseshoes, bocci, or Frisbee, i'll do either one. LOL If it's too cold by the time we get to it we'll shoot pucks....
Lloyd
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WooHoo, we got a name. Now type it three times, Lloyd, Loid, Lou, so I do not forget it. And I am going to have to concede the cigar competition because I can not run to catch a frisbee and I do not have a clue what bocci is. If it is a drinking game I would loose that too.
hahaha Reminds me of watching the Chinese playing a drinking game where they have to drink shots OF BEER.
Jim
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we'll have to get hummingbirdstones involved because it's his thread and maybe he knows the Italian game of "bocci"; throwing big coloured balls at a small white ball to see who can get closest, I cheat though and count a score for being closest and for hitting the little white ball with one of your own LOL
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Hummingbird is a female! :laughing4:
I do know what bocci ball is; I grew up in Chicago. Lots of Italians in Chicago. As a matter of fact, I went to school with the Capone girls (yup, them Capones). Don't like cigars, tho, so it's all yours. :occasion14:
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Bocci is the game the bad boys from the mob play , a traditional Italian american game for when they are tired of whacking people. I can say that because I'm Italian American and half my family was in the mob. That alone was good enough reason to move out west.One of my best friends here was in the same position so he changed his name and moved out here. Watch who you are playing with when you cheat at bocci ball.
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Hummingbird is a female! :laughing4:
I do know what bocci ball is; I grew up in Chicago. Lots of Italians in Chicago. As a matter of fact, I went to school with the Capone girls (yup, them Capones). Don't like cigars, tho, so it's all yours. :occasion14:
And I thought humming birds were male and female. Hard to tell them apart by just the letters. :icon_tongue: :angel9: :laughing6: :icon_jokercolor:
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Hummingbird is a female! :laughing4:
I do know what bocci ball is; I grew up in Chicago. Lots of Italians in Chicago. As a matter of fact, I went to school with the Capone girls (yup, them Capones). Don't like cigars, tho, so it's all yours. :occasion14:
Sorry Robin, I knew but forgot that you were a she....and I'll take the ceegar LOL. My ex Is Italian so we're a big happy family here; whooot!!! I got my PP whacked more than once for keeping score my way Frank LOL
Jim, you've got to kiss them and see if they put new lipstick on or try to whack you to tell LOL
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This sure turned into an interesting ID thread.
I'm the "other" hummingbird stones. My scrabble-board username is the Aztec word for hummingbird stone. It sure doesn't help clear up any confusion. Am not Italian, have never played bocci, and where I grew up the "gangsters" were all huddled around a moonshine still. Am very lucky the hummingbird who started this thread migrated west from Chicago.
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This sure turned into an interesting ID thread.
I'm the "other" hummingbird stones. My scrabble-board username is the Aztec word for hummingbird stone. It sure doesn't help clear up any confusion. Am not Italian, have never played bocci, and where I grew up the "gangsters" were all huddled around a moonshine still. Am very lucky the hummingbird who started this thread migrated west from Chicago.
Another rock couple. Way cool.
Jim
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Yeah, we think so too, Jim. I think we all actually met very briefly at Q last year, but in that big crowd at Tony's it's always difficult to remember. Oh wait, I forgot - I have trouble remembering anyway... .
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Remember what? I can remember things from grade school quite well.
Jim
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Remember what? I can remember things from grade school quite well.
Jim
What!!! What!!! did some one say something???? Now where was I going anyway?? Hello is anyone home? Darn it, I am home. No!!!! you're not going to put me in a home! I won't go. Awww H---- who'm I talking to, I'm the only one here....