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Wayne, it was a beautiful day last Sunday for hunting benitoite. I think I may have gotten a couple cutters, but just small ones. The flaw in the one carat stone is at the girdle where I can hide it under a prong.
David F. bought that amazing boulder and I got to see it after the largest seam had been etched out. The seam was loaded with benitoites. There are also neptunite and juaquinite crystals on the boulder.
Gemdragon, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who likes to talk to the coyotes. Rockhounding is a whole lot of things beyonds finding rocks.
Carl, friend for sure. |
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| Joe D. |
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Jay,
The "Pits" is one of my favorite places I ever visited to collect. The last time my wife and I visited the supervisor drove out to see what we were doing. We were stopped at the "No Trespassing" sign collecting rocks from the road. He liked the "Butterscotch" color as much as I do. I found a big piece in the road and gave it to him. We talked for a few minutes and he not only let us in but told us the best places to collect at the time.
The green colored Opalized Wood is very crumbly, if you got a piece to make a sphere out of you were very fortunate. My other favorite color is the "Root beer", brown and white. All the material can be hard to work with, like all Opal, after it ages and dries out a bit.
Do they still allow collecting at the Pits? I haven't been out there in Washington for over 5 years. The bride blames the Diatomite for giving her a sore eye. I always liked to visit there after a rain so the dust wasn't a problem. You did have to watch where you stepped though. You could step into a pile and be buried alive. I liked to step along the tracks of the machines that harvest the Diatomite. I know they weigh much more then me.
P.S. I also like to call the coyote and wolf in the area I visit. The local dogs also get into the calling habit when I start "singing" to them. When the coyote and wolf start returning my calls it sends a shiver up my spine. They would generally pay a visit during the night and I could hear them outside the tent, walking around looking for their friend who was calling them.
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| jay bates |
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Joe I don't know the status of the pits. I will forward a copy of this message to my brother Lee and see if he knows. I don't think any coyote or wolf sniffing around your tent is looking for a friend. On the contrary, they are looking for any intruder into their territory. |
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| Lee Bates |
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I last collected in the diatomaceous pits near George WA last April. They are still open as far as I know. You can only collect after working hours so you do not get in their way.
Lee Bates
Ellensburg WA |
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