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Let's Rock => Mineral Specimens => Topic started by: sealdaddy on November 10, 2014, 06:27:37 AM
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Here are some photos of the rough, a piece off the saw and 2 videos.
I'm still trying to find another piece of it.
http://youtu.be/7Up89ttQjk4
http://youtu.be/2ktIqutKBTw
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still looks good Don; hope you find more
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That is great material. I want to be in line to buy some if you decide to sell any.
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That is great material. I want to be in line to buy some if you decide to sell any.
Thanks...I hope I find enough to get some to you, and all who want some, friend.
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Oh yes, I can see another auction down the line!!! :glasses9:
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Oh yes, I can see another auction down the line!!! :glasses9:
We have auctions here, or do you mean ebay?
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Oh, here, absolutely not ebay.
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That material is very desirable so keep the location quiet.
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Hey Don, I just got a message back on FB from a guy that lives in Sackville and he goes out quite a bit, says to get you to friend him and he'll be in touch. I'll pm you his name
He says he finds the poppy on his side, maybe it migrated over???
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That is some really nice rough you found, Don! Definitely in line for some of that if you find more! :thumbsup:
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Wow, beautiful stuff! I'll be keeping an eye open for any auctions!
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Whoa I love it. I want some too.
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Thanks All~
I only have one fist size cobble of the stuff.
It was actially found by my wife's 6 yr old grandson on a walk with her in a pile of rocks along a local river.
I wasn't that great looking in rough form. so she didn't pay much attemtion to where he picled it up. He had a rough idea and I've searched that area extensively without fimding a single other chunk.
Frank has given me his thoughts on what it is. And I'm researching all the geological articles I can find for all of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for clues of where it came from.
My brain aches (LOL) from all the technical data, but can't find it's source yet.
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http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/view/atlgeol.2010.010/19628
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This is a dead ringer for ocean jasper and is similar to our best Washington material. The geology a bit north of where this was found is identical to ours here, ophiolites. There is great potential for more.
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This is about 50 lbs of our best , uncut as yet. We have poppy jaspers that book end the continent and I saw a small sample from Panama last year so we just need some from the high arctic to have the continent surrounded with poppy jasper. This is not surprising as poppy jasper is found in faults and are associated with ophiolite sequences which are found primarily on the active edges of continents.
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Oh My.
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How exciting. I can see why people are lined up to get some. Good luck hunting for more.
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Frank, do you get a kickback from the search engines or what? Okay - so are Ophiolites from a bit deeper than Variolites? I just had fun reading about Josephine Ophiolites.
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Yeah, Frank, whenever you see this and feel up to it I'll look forward to hearing from you. Just saw the other post about your surgery tomorrow. Wishing you the best, and a speedy recovery!
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Ophiolites are the source of all the jade , grossular garnet , vesuvianite, poppy jasper and a few more here on the coast.
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That's cool looking material. I would enjoy cabbing up some of it.
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That's cool looking material. I would enjoy cabbing up some of it.
Thanks, friend.
I've searched the area the boy said the rock came from and found no more of it.
It was a large pile of rocks by a bridge abutment. From a quarry that I have not yet located. When we thaw from the record snowfall, I'll hunt some more.
I'm told this has been the most snow in 40 yrs.
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Yes, I've been feeling for you Don, I've had to cut the grass twice already
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We just got 5"+ of snow yesterday. But I don't think that it will be long before I have to mow the lawn.
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OH my gosh, that is SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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OH my gosh, that is SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
What...that we've been inundated with 5 ft of snow? lol
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What...that we've been inundated with 5 ft of snow? lol
Oh HELLS NO! I wouldn't wish that on anyone!!!!! LOL
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What...that we've been inundated with 5 ft of snow? lol
Oh HELLS NO! I wouldn't wish that on anyone!!!!! LOL
Yeah, I'm not dealing well with having come up from Texas. I've been hibernating (haven't left the house) since December...LOL, Really
One good thing though, I'm told that when it melts, the Canadian Nightcrawler worms are All over the ground from all the melt off. Fishing will be good~!!!
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You found a winner. Good luck finding lots more.