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Let's Rock => Rockhounding Tips, Maps, Trips Etc. => Topic started by: Gergis on April 26, 2015, 03:29:53 PM

Title: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 26, 2015, 03:29:53 PM

Got out with a buddy of mine yesterday and were headed to a spot he knew about and I had heard of before but never been. First we stopped at a couple of fairly boring places with not much collecting on my part(hence all the photos) and the rain seemed to be coming in sideways all morning. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/3e24e050f2157ffdc2c459ea5e1cf308.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/5660afaea857d7dc962a599cef6502dd.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/8237377e564e895484652ef1f44ba134.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/a8840467612f26fc758abde9196538ae.jpg) my wet lil jojo girl (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/017b139cc6cae81ce9966960c10913ed.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/18dfa6452272ddefd520b6681c1a7601.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/ab46d7bf1ffeb71dc2c628cd004f4725.jpg) salmon berries coming in (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/1e0bd6f11cec020d6d0cb7dfe7e02fd5.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/86c09df8ed3af8b16993480b84763d02.jpg) so after a lack of hounding I suggested a spot I knew of up high in the mountains.... Well apparently it had snowed the night before upto 12+inches in places..eventually got stuck and I had to push the car around on a single lane fire road..it was a lil unnerving at best as I was in shorts and my water sandles..worst was it was raining when we got stuck and then it quickly changed back to snow and started with heavy flurries.. After getting turned around we swiftly headed back to the lowlands (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/67fee991460ba8569cdc990ee7510e91.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/d8a0f877a827856683407fe2ecad5702.jpg) Okay so after that little fiasco with mother nature we went to our original place in mind and I came across quite a bit of some really nice listwanite :-) heres a pic of jojo for a little size reference (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/dec809a93ba110db2ed81dcd4b069e4f.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/b8e017a353054fec1e1007a05a91df34.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/df4c30a494ebd82aca34604c97e0e0b1.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/7a6566e7d6aae46d0f2bfdd9cdce53ca.jpg) inside the boulder (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/68db54b5194c544b774ca5eab8243164.jpg) the rest of the listwanite I collected (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/1a83ec866bac132cec8bdf6a9ff316fc.jpg)  (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/e9a30af1d072cfad9c0b87cad680ec5a.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/aff91911f9bbfa33ee79e7ea413501ae.jpg) I also found a bit of serpentine like this one but it was really fractured but seemed fairly "gemmy" and translucent in spots so grabbed a bit..could turn into yard rock if its to fractured (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/813c87a85e5490aae06f6072af61586a.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/9f376889afebab75b539c3259ca04089.jpg) unknown large piece I found..kinda seems like a granite..there is some red spots I assume are garnets as well as large grained feldspar crystals in it. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/ce1cadbaf374bacc4399fecd654f5f5c.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/52f7174b23a61028e5f64938e8fd07b0.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/1d09e53f6892a0b998a7fc58c40836ff.jpg) So I had a good weekend!! And I hope you all are too :-) happy hounding!!!

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Enchantra on April 26, 2015, 06:42:07 PM

Looks like we both spent the day doing something we love!  You had a communion with rocks, a friend and your dog (Nothing better!) and I with my beads.  Life is good.   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Phishisgroovin on April 26, 2015, 08:52:03 PM

dang, what a haul!

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: lithicbeads on April 26, 2015, 09:01:42 PM

I like this! Jojo says you need your brain examined. Bring a sample of the last one when you come and that does look like very good listwanite. You can whack it with a sledge as the cracks do not seem to propagate in a way that destabilizes the rough. Good day I would say.

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 26, 2015, 09:37:41 PM

Quote from: lithicbeads on April 26, 2015, 09:01:42 PM

I like this! Jojo says you need your brain examined. Bring a sample of the last one when you come and that does look like very good listwanite. You can whack it with a sledge as the cracks do not seem to propagate in a way that destabilizes the rough. Good day I would say.

I will bring a good amount of the listwanite also for sharing purposes as well next time I see you :-)

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Minkos61 on April 26, 2015, 09:45:22 PM

An awesome day had by all I would say  :icon_thumleft:

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 26, 2015, 10:28:16 PM

Got home from work about an hour ago and went right to it with a small pebble of listwanite that showed some promise on the rind and did a quick freeformed cabochon. Seems to undercut slighty in some of the more silicated areas. Pics of back and front :-) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/20c69c7257e44188e364aed3a3850790.jpg) (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/26/0cc69f76c17a62dcc47dfbbfedef3ff3.jpg)

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: GoodEarth on April 27, 2015, 07:40:21 AM

Looks like a fantastic day. Glad you and Jeffie could get together. I hear that he only called you "pickles" once?

:)

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Minkos61 on April 27, 2015, 09:00:08 AM

Awesome job Gergis :icon_thumleft:

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Itsandbits on April 27, 2015, 10:04:33 AM

hoe the heck did you get that boulder into your vehicle??? I would have busted a gut in my best days......
nice stuff

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: MrsWTownsend on April 27, 2015, 11:39:46 AM

Geez I am tired just looking at your pictures...  Those rocks are HUGE!!!  Jojo is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute and she looks cold and wet and like she needs a hug!  :)  What a sweet little snausagey poochie.

The color and marbling effect in the Listwanite is nice- in the picture it doesn't look TOO undercut.

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 27, 2015, 04:26:36 PM

Quote from: Itsandbits on April 27, 2015, 10:04:33 AM

hoe the heck did you get that boulder into your vehicle??? I would have busted a gut in my best days......
nice stuff

With some super gergis strength for sure haha (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/27/db8a7ebd56e0fbae7b9d772343fb63de.jpg)

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 27, 2015, 04:33:22 PM

Quote from: MrsWTownsend on April 27, 2015, 11:39:46 AM

Geez I am tired just looking at your pictures...  Those rocks are HUGE!!!  Jojo is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute and she looks cold and wet and like she needs a hug!  :)  What a sweet little snausagey poochie.

The color and marbling effect in the Listwanite is nice- in the picture it doesn't look TOO undercut.

Ooh no she was right at home out there hunting for voles and such in the rain..she was totally tuckered out by the time we got home thou :-)

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Phishisgroovin on April 27, 2015, 06:20:49 PM

we should come up with an all terrain hand truck.
Your spine just has to be killing you.

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Gergis on April 27, 2015, 06:38:45 PM

Whats a hand truck?! Haha jus kidding my back feels good..need todo this more often and get back into shape again..citys making me fat and lazy :-P

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: Antonis333 on March 15, 2021, 05:01:45 AM

Marvelous cabochon cut Listwenite! Congratulations Gergis!

Title: Re: It was a good day!
Post by: qtz2010 on December 12, 2021, 10:50:03 AM

That's one wet dog.