Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
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Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
These are some of the rocks I found yesterday. Looming forward to using them.
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
First picture, second from the far right caught my eye immediately!
But then I'm more into Bonsai than Suiseki...
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But then I'm more into Bonsai than Suiseki...
Cheers
Elmar
Cheers
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
I second that, where indeed?Andrew F wrote:NSW, WHERE?!?!?!?!?!
Some great looking rocks you have there, and the rocks at the bottom of the second photo are exactly the type I am after. Would love to know the general area these were found in and perhaps go for a bit of a hunt myself.
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
That stone is petrified wood found near Moree.CoGRedeMptioN wrote:First picture, second from the far right caught my eye immediately!
But then I'm more into Bonsai than Suiseki...
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Andrew F wrote:NSW, WHERE?!?!?!?!?!
fossil finder wrote:These are some of the rocks I found yesterday. Looming forward to using them.
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
Anyone wanting to find rocks would be well served doing a bit of research at the local library or contact a local lapidary group. I fossick for gemstones on the New England Tableland around Glen Innes/Inverell and have found checking out old books on gem fossicking is a valuable resource. Many newer books have very limited information on where to fossick. Tin and gold mining was done by dredging streams of all material and leaving the spoil beside stream or deposit. These areas can be rich hunting places. Gem Shows that include car boot sales like those at Lismore, Glen Innes, Armidale etc are another likely source.
There is a little book called 'Where to find Australian Gemstones' by Derrick & Doug Stone.......I kid you not! Another great book is 'How & Where to find Gemstones in Australia and New Zealand' by Bill Myatt. The other useful publication to use is 'Fossickers Guide: discovering the earth's riches' by Mineral Resources NSW. Buying secondhand books on Ebay is often the easiest path. Don't overlook quarries and earthworks like cuttings that frequently have rocks roll off into the drain.
There is a little book called 'Where to find Australian Gemstones' by Derrick & Doug Stone.......I kid you not! Another great book is 'How & Where to find Gemstones in Australia and New Zealand' by Bill Myatt. The other useful publication to use is 'Fossickers Guide: discovering the earth's riches' by Mineral Resources NSW. Buying secondhand books on Ebay is often the easiest path. Don't overlook quarries and earthworks like cuttings that frequently have rocks roll off into the drain.
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
Nice collections, but what are you going to use them for?
I assume you have some projects on the go?
Ken
I assume you have some projects on the go?
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
Yes I'm planning to dabble in a bit of penjiing with some of the rocks but I'm mainly interested in something like saikei. I have some colorado spruce and I'm goingto have a go at a wind swept mountain peak by using casting resin to join several rocks together. The blues of the spruce with the whites of the quartzs should evoke the look of a freezing winter. I'm after. I have a rock saw so I can cut a flat on a rocks so they are stable also. Inaddition I also found these rocks that would make a coral reef/island saikei
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Re: Quest for stones or rocks in the head?
CoGRedeMptioN wrote:Amarok? Lol
I thought you were just talking nonsense until I saw the VW key
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I don't trust Bonsai, they are a little shady.