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Let's Rock => Rockhounding Tips, Maps, Trips Etc. => Topic started by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:53:51 AM

Title: Where's the jade?
Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:53:51 AM

Forget about where are Gergis and Sue, where's the jade?

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:55:12 AM

Here's the jade!  This is a botryoidal jade pod in a very large serpentine boulder.

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:56:31 AM

same jade pod

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:57:45 AM

The rocks surrounding the serpentine boulder are all dunite. 

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:58:22 AM

close up of jade pod

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:58:59 AM

another close-up

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 10:59:39 AM

There are about 100 water falls in the next 2 miles of stream bed

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:00:33 AM

Dunite waterfall

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:04:31 AM

These are the little dunite boulders. Upstream they are as big as houses

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:05:27 AM

Gergis looking around under water. You can't keep this guy dry!

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:06:15 AM

Sue the stone carver salivating

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:06:54 AM

Come on up for a breath, gergis!

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:07:34 AM

Gergis guarding the giant serpentine boulder with the jade pod in it

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:08:31 AM

Dunite without the oxidation rind

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:09:04 AM

Someone Gergis met underwater

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 08, 2017, 11:10:00 AM

We stopped at another creek in the way home, lots of rodingite and jade

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Post by: Enchantra on September 08, 2017, 04:06:36 PM

I wish I lived close enough to go Creek hopping with y'all.

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Post by: edgarscale on September 08, 2017, 08:41:49 PM

very nice, thanks for sharing

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Post by: kent on September 09, 2017, 07:24:00 AM

Best post ever !

Thanks Frank !

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Post by: Jhon P on September 09, 2017, 11:38:16 AM

I bet that the dunite would make a cool sphere! Have you done anything with it, is it solid?

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Post by: lithicbeads on September 09, 2017, 06:45:37 PM

I have never seen a piece with a crack in it and I have seen about 100,000 pieces literally.If I get you one in October you pay the shipping?

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Post by: Jhon P on September 10, 2017, 09:23:49 AM

Deal!. Send a piece as big as you can put in a large flat rate box or two pieces and I will make one for me and one for you.

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Post by: axllaird on October 04, 2017, 01:57:39 PM

Great pics and some cool finds. Makes me want to get my wellies on...