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Post by stonebuster on Oct 1, 2010 13:25:29 GMT -5
On my first trip to the Case Quarry I chiseled out 3 inch and a 4 1/2 inch diameter blue beryl crystals. Beginers luck. ;D Attachments:
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Post by pegmatite on Oct 3, 2010 7:56:56 GMT -5
Awesome specimen for the Case Quarries. Congrats!
Steve
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Post by lizziebird on Oct 3, 2010 18:08:17 GMT -5
Nice piece, it looks so crisp and well defined.
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Post by writerman2255 on Oct 4, 2010 17:32:12 GMT -5
Well, lookie thar! Lived there for years and hadn't even seen anything as nice as that! Impressive finds! Love and Light, Tom.
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Post by writerman2255 on Oct 4, 2010 17:32:33 GMT -5
Well, lookie thar! Lived there for years and hadn't even seen anything as nice as that! Impressive finds! Love and Light, Tom.
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Post by scott on Oct 5, 2010 7:45:37 GMT -5
"Beginners luck" has engendered many a rockhound. Great job on that find, it's awesome. And now its time to buy more shelves.  |
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Post by stonebuster on Oct 13, 2010 17:08:07 GMT -5
Had to go back and try again. Got a couple of more 3" diameter and 4 1/2". One pic is in situ when it seemed uncollectable and the other is after removal from the quartz. Attachments:
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Post by stonebuster on Oct 13, 2010 17:11:17 GMT -5
After removal from quartz. Attachments:
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Post by Ryan on Oct 15, 2010 22:05:56 GMT -5
Thats awesome! Love it
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Post by writerman2255 on Oct 15, 2010 22:11:06 GMT -5
Well, there you go again! Great job!
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Post by carnelianpete on Oct 16, 2010 7:32:51 GMT -5
Nice work Chief. Some day I will get there to collect. I bet that was some stone busting to get out!!!!!!!
Pete
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Post by stonebuster on Oct 16, 2010 10:19:36 GMT -5
Pete, You got that right! Stonebusting and knucklebusting. To give you an idea of the brutal rock I'm posting a picture of the cast in quartz of the termination end of one of the beryls. Believe it or not it took a total of 10hrs. and nine dulled chisels to get that one out. Plus you're trying to work in a narrow hole 2 feet deep. At least it came out in one piece! It really would have been a bummer if after all that it broke! Rock on. Attachments:
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