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Offline Sparrow

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Rock find
« on: February 23, 2012, 01:44:31 am »
Saw a chunk of common opal ,asked the guy if it came out of the road improvement they were doing down the road from me.
Yep !.....Went looking.  Oh yeah,...they blasted a long road cut out of the basalt. I found the opal seam. Went to work, got out about 50 pounds, I will be going back tomorrow.
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2012, 01:49:21 am »
Good stuff, congrats on the find!
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2012, 01:51:24 am »
Botched the last picture. Here it is. 
This stuff knaps really well. This deposit is about ten minutes from my house. Only problem with it, ... tons of loose basalt hanging above it,explosives really fractured this face.  '  Frank
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2012, 02:01:03 am »
Picture of the wall face. Lotta rock up there.
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2012, 10:21:18 am »
That stuff looks great
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2012, 10:36:25 am »
Great find Frank! You can also sell it (the smaller pieces).

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Re: Rock find
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2012, 11:33:43 am »
Nice find! That is some cool looking rock too. Yep, be careful! Would be too easy to get buried digging around down there..
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2012, 01:34:45 pm »
Awesome find! I love opal! Knapps like butter :)
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2012, 01:41:47 pm »
Sweet find.  Keep your escape path clear and your eyes and ears open.  Few rocks are worth getting hurt over or worse.  I bet that makes a beauty of a point though.  Good luck, dpgratz
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2012, 03:09:39 pm »
I would follow that band to a location that might be safer
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2012, 09:30:41 pm »
Found another seam of the stuff down the way, unfortunately,lower quality. Dug out a nice chunk this morning,had to take more pic's.
What it looks like outa the ground and a flake.  '  Frank
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012, 09:37:06 pm »
WOW!!!
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2012, 01:58:27 am »
Thats some good lookin stuff!!
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2012, 11:59:33 am »
Wow! Beautiful rock. Of course first thing that pops into my head is trade?? ::).
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Re: Rock find
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2012, 12:38:14 pm »
8), dpg
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