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rockcandyguy |
20. RE: Annual Open House
Oct 27 2009, 1:46 PM EDT
"That's "Death march jade""We WA crystal collectors could have a lot of specimens with a Death March label. My top candidate would be Topaz Mt./WindyPeak in the Pasayten. Makes the Vesper hike seem like a picnic. Bob Do you find this valuable? |
gamaliel114 |
21. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 14 2009, 8:35 PM EST
Who's going to make it? Anyone interested in seeing some green metamorphic rocks should be there! ;-) I'll bring some jade too...Jake, bring any jade you have...i'd like to see...especially anything from CA if you didn't leave it all on the creek that is.~Zeke Do you find this valuable? |
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gamaliel114 |
22. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 14 2009, 10:13 PM EST
Aaron, you best be there...i just loaded my car full of junkite for you to look at:-)~zeke Do you find this valuable? |
Rockhound5555 |
23. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 14 2009, 11:50 PM EST
Well the weather isn't looking very good for going over the pass. We were really looking forward to meeting all of you,but we don't have the 4 wheel type car to make it. Andy was thinking of going with us but he doesn't like the look of the weather either. I guess we are getting old and safety comes first. Will try to make it next year.Sharon and Tim Do you find this valuable? |
a.j.lauer |
24. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 15 2009, 12:49 AM EST
"Our 14th annual Open House will be November 15, at the Sammamish Valley Grange, 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come see the goodies we unearthed in 2009, (before they go to museums!), plus u-clean minerals at dirt cheap prices, geology gifts, rocks and geology kits for kids. Three geologists on hand for identification of unknown rocks/minerals. Sign up here for our donations to NW educational charities. For more info, email rockcandyguy."if there is still room for me. would enjoy attending and get to know some of you. also bring some samples to get identified. a.j. Do you find this valuable? |
pvjjh |
25. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 15 2009, 1:38 PM EST
| Post edited: Nov 15 2009, 1:52 PM EST
Unfortunately we aren't going to make it either. Not so much for the passes, but due to adverse conditions on the coast where we indented to go or a few days. Nasty storms over there. Sharon and Tim I even had your green rock in tow as well. It would have been great to have the opportunity to meet some of the others from the wiki.Dang it anyway! I was looking forward to some good fresh clams. Hope it goes/went well for your Bob. :-) Of course I couldn't buy my sample either. Paul! Do you find this valuable? |
retiredoldfogee |
26. RE: Annual Open House
Nov 15 2009, 9:46 PM EST
"We WA crystal collectors could have a lot of specimens with a Death March label. My top candidate would be Topaz Mt./WindyPeak in the Pasayten. Makes the Vesper hike seem like a picnic.Hmmm, what kinds of crystals can be found in the Pasayten? I am intrigued. Thanks, Aaron Do you find this valuable? |
washatonian |
27. RE: Annual Open House
Monday, 1:08 PM EST
Gosh Bob mabe you would condider a summer time OPEN HOUSE or even a Spring Fling. Would have been a blast to attend.Aman Do you find this valuable? |
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gamaliel114 |
28. RE: Annual Open House
Monday, 2:52 PM EST
It was lots of fun. Bob actually had a table set aside for my green metamorphic rocks which I filled with some of my favorite jades and grossulars. For some reason I didn't take any pictures...sorry. I don't know that I managed to drive them crazy, but at least one specimen stumped them good. after talking with them i do feel alot better about my analysis of what I'm picking up...and what i'm not picking up. i'll be keeping my eye out for more oddities for next year. Great fun.~zeke Do you find this valuable? |
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rockcandyguy |
29. RE: Annual Open House
Monday, 7:13 PM EST
"Hmmm, what kinds of crystals can be found in the Pasayten? I am intrigued.Smoky quartz and gemmy yellowish topaz are what we found. Bob Do you find this valuable? |
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rockcandyguy |
30. RE: Annual Open House
Monday, 7:19 PM EST
"Gosh Bob mabe you would condider a summer time OPEN HOUSE or even a Spring Fling. Would have been a blast to attend.Summer time I'm mining all the cool stuff we show at the open house. By spring, I'm generally sold out of what we found the previous summer ... but if there was enuf interest, perhaps a spring show could be do-able. The past few years, the open house has been in Dec., as I often am digging in Australia for the month of Nov. The early snow both chased us out of Spruce and kept our eastern friends from the party. Hope to meet all you dry siders soon. Bob Do you find this valuable? |
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rockcandyguy |
31. RE: Annual Open House
Wednesday, 12:34 PM EST
Here's the promised photos: http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/photos/album/147224/Geology%20Adventures%20Open%20House%2009 Hope y'all can make it next year. The 2010 date will appear on GeologyAdventures.com by Sept. Bob Do you find this valuable? |
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pvjjh |
32. RE: Annual Open House
Thursday, 1:05 PM EST
"Here's the promised photos:droooolllllllllllll..... lol Do you find this valuable? |
BigFisherman |
33. RE: Annual Open House
Thursday, 5:38 PM EST
"Here's the promised photos:Well, looks like I missed my chance to have you take a look at my brecciated copper intrusive... Actually, I have some azurite/malachite material very similar to what you show. Some specimens of several pounds with big vugs of botryoidal druzy gem silica. Lots of tetrahedrite crystals up to 10 milimeters or so. It is from fissure veins in quartzite full of brecciated copper secondaries. Some of the veins grade to massive pyrope garnet along the edges, but mostly quartz. Quartz druzy plates overgrown with a millimeter of gem silica are common, but layers a quarter of inch or more of the arabian blue colored material are rare and I am afraid to harvest them. I have been shown several old copper mines that have this material. Do you find this valuable? |
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rockcandyguy |
34. RE: Annual Open House
Thursday, 10:30 PM EST
Interesting, would be happy to take a look sometime. You sure the garnet is pyrope? Massive Mn garnet is pretty unusual. Bob Do you find this valuable? |
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BigFisherman |
35. RE: Annual Open House
Friday, 1:08 AM EST
"Interesting, would be happy to take a look sometime. You sure the garnet is pyrope? Massive Mn garnet is pretty unusual.Garnet was the conclusion of some of the more knowledgable folk at the club because of the hardness and cleavage and red flash. The individual crystals may not be tetrahedrite either. Some appear to be too hard. Your opinion would be appreciated. Of course the azurite/malachite/chrysocolla is unmistakable. Do you find this valuable? |
