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Phishisgroovin

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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2014, 12:42:54 PM »

Sweet envy, ice says  neener neener lol
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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2014, 12:45:29 PM »

A few of the slabs I sent out hadn't seen daylight since 1971

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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2014, 02:18:41 PM »

Ha!   I love it!   Neener, neener, neener!!!
And I must add, I am very impressed with the maturity of the members on this forum.   :icon_jokercolor:
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« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2014, 03:30:23 PM »

Maturity?  Really???  We have maturity here????   :icon_jokercolor: :toothy12: :toothy10: :laughing6: :laughing4:

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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2014, 03:32:29 PM »

I never claimed to be mature.  I refuse

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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2014, 05:56:08 PM »

I ain't said nothin' 'bout being mature ....

Vince just got done taking pictures of the slabs.  Gorgeous stuff, you sent, Randy, thanks so much!  He'll be downloading from the camera shortly and posting pics shortly after that (dinner comes first, so he doesn't pass out!).

The fish egg slab is awesomeness.   :headbang:

More to come ....
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« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2014, 06:38:42 PM »

Ahhhh, let's see how I do with attachments.

So, peering into the box, starting to unwrap (and that fancy knife), the slabs wet.
Next post, a couple that REALLY have me salivating, close up and personal.
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« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2014, 06:41:39 PM »

And promised close-ups.    :glasses9:   Woohoo, and thank you!   BTW, I did not include the auction win in the close-ups, since it is pictured wonderfully in the auction.    I will happily take close ups of each, but I figured maybe the shot of them all was good for seeing all of them?   Don't really know yet, haven't looked at them all online yet.
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« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2014, 07:09:48 PM »

Well alrighty then. Folks on the East Coast might get a head start on the rest of us but out here in the Wild West we can keep on havin' fun when those other folks are all too tuckered to play any more. So - here are the shots I took of the wonderful slabs Phish included in the auction box... .

The paver mold (thanks to Robin!) is 18 1/2" across the bottom, and the minty green slab is just over 4" x 4".

The unidentified minty green slab (translucent!) with the little polka dots and sparklies in it. Some nice old stock Mexican agate from the look of it. Purpley agate in the small one looks like some old stock stuff we got from an estate. The tiger striped piece is awesome - whatever it is. Slabs of turritella, travertine, and of course the auction slab finish it out.

Thanks Phish!

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« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2014, 07:23:11 PM »

I know!   Isn't it the coolest???   Thanks so much, and I am off to bed, so you cats play.    :occasion14:
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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2014, 07:24:50 PM »

Oops. She was still awake. Goodnight, Ice.

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« Reply #41 on: November 10, 2014, 07:29:03 PM »

ok guys, the low down.
The Calico lace (mexican lace agate purple) i got that in an estate sale as with the Onyx.

the Jasper with the heavy red line through almost the middle. well this is THE LAST ever for this rock. the site was closed down by DNR and washington dept of fish & wildlife. Polished up this Jasper is the most beautiful MOSS ive ever seen
Its from Riffe lake, you will now get an artifacting infraction for even glancing at a rock wront there.

the turritella, well thats from the rock shop, i love the stuff.

The Tiger striped jasper, it is an awsome piece, carried most likely by glaciers to Deep Creek off Higway 18 near me close to Tiger Mountain here in Washington. Its the LAST OF THE LAST unless i can find another hunk by chance, but i doubt i ever will. its heavy heavy heavy with hematite, all the dark areas in it is hematite, this stuff is wonderful to work with too.

The polka dotted stone, i collected that just because it was different from all the rocks in our mining clami on Blewett pass, Hummingbird noted in my original topic about it, now. Let ME see what YOU can do with it. i know for certain something awsome can be pulled from it. look at it close with your Loupe too.
I was thinking of making a lamp shade or Candle with it.

the awsome red, gold & agaty jasper (VERY HARD TOO) i got that in the estate sale.

Anything in the estate hasnt seen daylight before i got it since 1971 when the guys father put them in his basement.
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« Reply #42 on: November 10, 2014, 07:39:44 PM »

under bright flash


turned slightly and no flash


Just the coolest rolling moss ever
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Re: the two auctions i held here
« Reply #43 on: November 10, 2014, 07:46:31 PM »

Excellent! The cab is the Riffe Lake moss?

The purple fits in perfectly with the timeline of some we got with lighter purple agate. Also Mexican, from a 1970's estate.

Thanks for the IDs. Robin and I will both be cutting cabs from the rough from your claim. We're looking forward to seeing how the translucency and the sparkles look in a finished stone.

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« Reply #44 on: November 10, 2014, 07:49:55 PM »

yes, the cab is Riffe Lake Moss from Mossyrock Wa. (yes, thats the name of the town)
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