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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: flungonin on April 19, 2014, 09:24:13 pm

Title: Geode or ?
Post by: flungonin on April 19, 2014, 09:24:13 pm

Found this in the creek. Biggest piece of Geode I have seen. I went up the creek trying to find the rest of it. Still can't believe how this smooth stuff is fuzed to the Geode.

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Post by: cowboy on April 19, 2014, 10:29:38 pm

That is one unique looking rock!

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Post by: thomas h on April 19, 2014, 11:14:49 pm

that is a geode of calcite.

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: flungonin on April 19, 2014, 11:40:22 pm

I guess its knappable?

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Post by: thomas h on April 20, 2014, 11:34:43 am

here is a link to some info    .http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/MineralsInGeodes.html

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Post by: bowtarist on April 20, 2014, 10:22:02 pm

geode, not too uncommon where I'm at. I like them smooth uns. dp

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: flungonin on April 21, 2014, 01:09:40 am

Bowtarist you wouldn't be in IN would you. Near Seymour?

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Post by: TRACY on April 21, 2014, 06:50:36 am

Find them here too and have knapped some small points from them. Can get crumbly.

Tracy

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: bowtarist on April 21, 2014, 08:48:37 am

Quote from: flungonin on April 21, 2014, 01:09:40 am

Bowtarist you wouldn't be in IN would you. Near Seymour?

Western Brown County/ Eastern Monroe

You close?

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: flungonin on April 21, 2014, 08:56:08 am

Visiting in Brownstown

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: bowtarist on April 21, 2014, 09:05:21 am

How long you gonna be around?

Tracy and Ozzy live near there.

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Post by: seminolewind on April 21, 2014, 02:18:08 pm

That rock is probably very valuable ! I know some of my cabbing friends would love that !

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: Dalton Knapper on April 21, 2014, 02:46:27 pm

Good point made by seminolewind- before you bust it up any, you may want to consider whether or not it is a valuable mineral specimen. Some really outstanding or unusual mineral specimens can be worth significant money.

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: bowtarist on April 21, 2014, 03:26:18 pm

I don't know about value, around here they ain't worth much cept to tourists, but that one looks all cracked up already. Don't know it I'd try to knap it. If you find out it's worth a bunch, get w/ me, I may be able to quit work and geode hunt for a living. Ahhh, that sounds nice. dp

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: mullet on April 21, 2014, 05:45:13 pm

I know my buddy Rick Swartz makes a living selling Coral geodes out of the rivers. They are very colorful and really cool when lights are put in them.

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Post by: seminolewind on April 21, 2014, 06:37:36 pm

Quote from: Dalton Knapper on April 21, 2014, 02:46:27 pm

Good point made by seminolewind- before you bust it up any, you may want to consider whether or not it is a valuable mineral specimen. Some really outstanding or unusual mineral specimens can be worth significant money.

I would post a pic of it in the lapidary or lapidary rough for sale groups on Facebook you could find out exactly what it is and probably get a buyer quick!

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: TRACY on April 22, 2014, 01:15:47 pm

Quote from: flungonin on April 21, 2014, 08:56:08 am

Visiting in Brownstown

Teach in North Vernon to the east and go through Seymour every day. Give me a shout if you're around this weekend.

Title: Re: Geode or ?
Post by: flungonin on April 25, 2014, 10:41:23 am

Tracy, I got back in VA wed. Maybe try to get together in mid June.