ROCKHUNTER NORTHWEST
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Limits of Photography
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Biotite on Granite This is one of my favorite rocks, found - as always - along the shore of Puget Sound. But the reason I love it is not...
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Discovering Ancient Forests
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Petrified Wood, Puget Sound Every time I open up the tumbler at the end of a polishing cycle, it's like Christmas all over again. Som...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Things of Beauty
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So far, no one has asked me why I collect this stuff (and why our garage is filled with rocks waiting to be polished - or disposed of)....
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Washington State Gemstone
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I didn't know until recently that petrified wood is Washington State's official gemstone. It makes sense: we have some wonder...
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Home from the East
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Opercula I'm home from Sulawesi, but without any rocks. Most of my time there I was on the coast where everything is limestone and c...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Heading East - the FAR East...
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Black jasper/agate, Puget Sound I thought I would post one more local stone (from a Puget Sound beach) before I leave this weekend for In...
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Patterned Quartzite (?) and Petrified Wood, Olympic Peninsula I set out this morning to look for a source of variolites, the polka-dotted...
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