Endless Pocket 2015 |
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 Apr 10 2015, 12:08 AM
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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890  |
 What an epic start to the season. Woohoo!  I'll have some pics up from the first time out with Joshua Loun, in a few days. Going out again this weekend  Colin
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Apr 10 2015, 05:57 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Look forward to seeing the pics and to this thread being full of great finds in 2015!
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Apr 16 2015, 03:37 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
 Next two are the same inch in diameter termination.
Blocky microcline
And some misc bits
I'll have more pics in a couple days.
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Apr 16 2015, 04:09 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Gotta love rolling straight out of you tent in to your hole!!
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Apr 16 2015, 04:27 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 19-October 14 From: Denver Member No.: 118,315 |
Nice! I like the crystal shapes on the terminated quartz. I like crystals with tweaked terminations, they have more unique diversity.
Nice Microcline too! I cant tell for sure but it seems to have a cool (and different) type of Carlsbad twinning going on. The color under the dark surface tells me that you may be near Amazonite. Keep your eyes out for blue and green in the area.  -------------------- Thankful member of COLORADO PROSPECTOR CLUB
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Apr 18 2015, 01:06 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Sucks this is busted as much as it is - that's endless for ya (quality ain't great, but smokey on smokey, and/or something over nothing)
Another piece o mircocline
This, that, and then some
Cool piece, lost the tip
I'm hopeful this piece fits somehow into my massive smokey
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Apr 18 2015, 06:38 PM
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Interesting and very cool Colin and Joshua, great pics!
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Apr 19 2015, 10:00 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Nice finds NRH. That area is known for large pockets that have heavy damage. Even on my claim the larger pockets are mostly crushed or broken which makes the stuff that is intact so rare and valuable.
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Apr 20 2015, 07:44 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 7-January 15 Member No.: 119,733 |
Stuff Colin and I found a ridge or two over from endless
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Jun 6 2015, 11:20 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 12-June 09 From: Highlands Ranch, CO Member No.: 6,927 |
Found some nice pieces there. Sorry for chiming in late, is that up at Devil's Head vicinity? I'm itching to get out there myself, haven't been out yet this year. Glad to see some good results!
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Jun 8 2015, 07:22 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Great finds! I'm really glad things are going well for you so far this season.
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Jun 22 2015, 03:30 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
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EPIC five day prospecting/camping trip - I do believe I've found my first topaz! And of equal importance, Endless is still going strong. The first two pics I'm sharing are from three weeks ago, when I did a weekend trip, scouted some new areas and of course hit Endless. One of my better fire pits I've built
ID HELP: Now for show and let Mike S or Dave S tell - I tried to zoom in on the cleavage on my suspected topaz, kinda hard with a crappy camera and/or light source. (The specimen in question is currently taking a sun bath to see if it turns blue-ish)
ID HELP: This next one was found else-where within the area, not Endless (I think it's hematite, it's heavy, tried to compare it to the other hematite pieces I've found, it looks similar but none of my other samples have quartz inclusions)
And finally - but never ever ending...  (Obviously still in the cleanup phase, I'll post some of the better ones as they get cleaned)
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As always, I'll keep ya's updated, Colin -------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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Jun 22 2015, 04:13 PM
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Nice stuff! That clear one especially.... my money is on Topaz. Good work Colin.
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Jun 22 2015, 05:12 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Now THAT is a fire pit!
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Jun 22 2015, 05:52 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 7-January 15 Member No.: 119,733 |
Great time this weekend Colin. We need to find if that Topaz is float or is from the huge outcropping of quartz above. I am sure it is a factor. We will just have to prospect that area hard. I have 7-10 pieces of Topaz. Who buys them? Who cuts them? I lost my job and am wondering if I can unload them.
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