Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 1 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:12) * 2 linesRockhounds of the world, Unite! Wolfie dear, you're super!!! I have a chunk of Canterbury Cathedral -that has to qualify as especially choice. Lest you turn me over to Scotland Yard, let me reassure you I took it, with permission. It was in a dump truck which was hauling away stone which had been so badly eaten by acid rain that they were replacing it - most often statues. This piece has nothing carved on it, so I was allowed to "take as much as you want, Ma'am!" But, it is the original stone w
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 2 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:16) * 1 linesOh yeah! I need a Moon Rock. We had a piece of it here, and it looks just like the dense lava core of an A'a flow! It even had tiny craters in it!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 3 of 220: Lucille Oftedahl (alyeska) * Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:27) * 1 linesDid anyone find a piece of the meteor that exploded ove NZ yesterday?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 4 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:57) * 1 linesNo! I had not heard about it! Did it actually strike earth or did it burn off in the atmosphere as so many do? Lucie, let us know what you find out. I shall ask AnneH and see what she knows. Thanks for the news!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 5 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (08:49) * 1 linesi hadn't heard about that either. thanks for stopping by, lucie, do come back!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 6 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (13:57) * 1 linesLet's see, two new Firthians know there is more to TheSpring than Drool. Very good. Now, I shall work on prying some more loose - even if I have to send them to my *shudder* Babe topic.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 7 of 220: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (14:49) * 1 linesWhy shudder? Nice kneecap!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 8 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (14:58) * 3 linesThanks, Alex...you made my day!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 9 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (15:58) * 1 lineslet me think on that...might be redundant, don't you know!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 10 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (16:07) * 1 linesmethinks you already did *grin*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 11 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (20:36) * 6 linesRe the New Zealand Meteorite, I just got this from a Firthian in Perth, Australia:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 12 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (22:14) * 1 lines*grin* Yes, I did, didn't I...*grin*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 13 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (22:49) * 5 linesre response 11: thank God for that!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 14 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (23:03) * 1 linesWolf, I have half of my Netscape Bookmarks used by Geology - from volcanoes (big over here), Earthquakes (part of the same and we have 'um quite regularly), Tsunamis (caused by the EQ's)and all sorts of US Geological Survey sites. What would you like? List the URLs or email them to you?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 15 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (23:22) * 1 linesI just did an AltaVista search for Rocks and Minerals and came up with over 2,000 Web pages. The first few are very good for minerals and what they look like...and there are all levels of intellect, too, from little kids to us big ones. Any questions and I will check it out and report back here!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 16 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (23:37) * 11 linesA good place to start is the Volcano Update from the Island of Hawaii where I am
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 17 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (01:09) * 1 linesany good plate techtonics sites?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 18 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (01:11) * 1 lines(sorry about the spare h)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 19 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (09:54) * 1 linesthanks for your research, marcia. i know if i lived in a volcano/earthquake prone area, i'd have all those bookmarks too!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 20 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (13:46) * 1 linesinstead, all of yours are to water gauges, right, Wolf?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 21 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (13:56) * 1 linesgot that right! flood markers all over the yard too! *grin*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 22 of 220: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (18:11) * 3 linesi have a friend who is quite into geology and collects rocks from everywhere.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 23 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (18:37) * 12 linesPlate Techtonics (adult)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 24 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (18:41) * 1 linesStace, I'd love to have a shadow-box cabinet in which to display my fluorescent rocks. I hope all of you who can get hold of a "black light" for viewing this phenomenon know not to look at the light source. It will damage your retina, and your retina is not into self healing. You lose it, you are blind. Please be careful.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 25 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (18:47) * 10 linesPardon the dead links. These should work:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 26 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (18:57) * 2 linesThis is for those of you who live in natural-disaster-prone areas (Tornado, flood, hurricane and such), this is the Natural Disasters Website of the University of Colorado (one of the very best!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 27 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (21:50) * 3 lineswhat? flourescent rocks? i have a black light bulb...hmmm...should i go out in the drive and pick up pebbles?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 28 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (22:01) * 1 linesLots of things flouresce. Plug a light bulb socket (any hardware store has them) or cheap lamp into a l o n g outdoor extension cord, turn it on and look around. If you are wearing polyester anything or blend, even you and your shoes will fluoresce.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 29 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jul 9, 1999 (22:08) * 1 linesSorry about this misspelling it is Fluorescence (like the lights in an office) and certain chemicals (everything is made of chemicals) emit electromagnetic radiation which is visible to the human eye. Lots of things do exhibit this quality, but our visible spectrum is rather narrow in comparison with other animals.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 30 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (13:15) * 1 linesi knew about white clothing really blaring under black lights...hmmm, am gonna have to have a black light alligator pool party in my backyard!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 31 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (13:21) * 1 linesPlease tell me you are not looking for shredded remnants of clothing left by sated gators! and promise me you will not join them - BTW, be really careful around water. You could get a really nasty shock!!! And, remember to protect those little one's eyes from the bulb.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 32 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (13:24) * 2 linesso, Wolf, what do you think?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 33 of 220: humain being (casanova) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (15:35) * 1 linesim new here so just burry me please
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 34 of 220: casanova (casanova) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (15:36) * 1 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 35 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (16:49) * 5 lineswelcome to rock collecting, casanova!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 36 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (17:42) * 1 linesSend them over if necessary. If you cannot baffle them sufficiently I can try to snow them under completely! BTW, I wrote a cute intro for the Geo Conference which got lost somewhere between my keyboard and my returning image. Oh well. Off to create topics for discussion...and thanks, I think, for your faith in my abilities and expertise. I am thinking seriously about comandeering my son to help with the Geoecology part - that is his field.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 37 of 220: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jul 10, 1999 (19:07) * 1 linesfigured you would...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 38 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (16:48) * 1 linesI need this to be linked to Topic 21 in Geo Conference. Going to look for some help in this endeavor - and perhaps we can breathe some life back into both of them. (It would be 21, right?)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 39 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (09:01) * 4 linesFor example, when you're in telnet, to link a topic 30 in the austin
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 40 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (09:01) * 12 linesOk: help link
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 41 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (12:01) * 1 linesThanks, Terry. I shall try that as soon as I am more awake. I noted where my other links are indentified in the conf log because I found the ones which were done for me earlier before I had seen that they were an actuality!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 42 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (17:55) * 6 linesI tried in telnet to do as you instructed and the following appeared:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 43 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (05:51) * 5 linesI got the syntax backwards, it must be
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 44 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (13:48) * 1 linesThanks Terry...(picky computer language...*grin*). It works beautifully and so easily when one knows the right command..! Both are now linked!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 45 of 220: Gi (patas) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (19:12) * 1 linesHi Marcia, I was looking for new posts in the geo conference and there popped this topic! Telnet magic, I guess :-)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 46 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (20:06) * 2 linesYes! I managed to link two topics - one from SpringArk and one from Collecting. Of course, Terry had to tell me what to do, but now I know...watch out world!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 47 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (08:42) * 3 linesCool!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 48 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (13:44) * 2 linesNow there will be people posting who never dared to venture into Geo before. It is rather nice in here and we get off topic as much as any other place does.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 49 of 220: Gi (patas) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (14:55) * 2 lines(Marcia)Btw, I love the little world you promised me for my next birthday on Drool 72 =)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 50 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (15:48) * 1 linesMight I save it and use it in my topics, then? I noted it was from a Portuguese (?) language web graphics site. Thanks!!! It is darling!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 51 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (20:56) * 1 lineswhat is it? i can't wait to see...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 52 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (21:44) * 2 linesIts a cute little globe...she is giving me the world! (I think it might fit in theat capture ring
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 53 of 220: Gi (patas) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (04:08) * 5 lines(MarciaH) I noted it was from a Portuguese (?) language web graphics
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 54 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (09:51) * 1 linescool! thanks!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 55 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (13:47) * 3 linesWolfie, your captured world is in Organic gems, but so you can share it, I'll put it here, also.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 56 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (19:55) * 1 linesi like it!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 57 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (20:07) * 1 linesIs that not the ultimate sphere for your Orbis collection>?!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 58 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (20:14) * 3 linesindeed!! *grin*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 59 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (20:16) * 1 linesOOOh...Opaque or translucent?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 60 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (20:38) * 1 linesit's kinda translucent and smooth from the water.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 61 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (23:36) * 1 linesUmmm..darkish reddish orange - Carnelian?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 62 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (23:42) * 3 linesCheck out http://www.jewelry4less.com/parts/carnelian.shtml
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 63 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (09:09) * 1 linesnone of those. it's more of a pale orange. it looked darker on the beach.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 64 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (13:45) * 1 linesHmmmm...how hard is it? Does it scratch window glass? Could it be citrine quartz?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 65 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:05) * 1 lineshaven't tried that yet. um...it has a dark spot on it, like something stuck inside. perhaps i should scan it?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 66 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:11) * 1 linesIs it very light? Might it be amber??? Scan it by all means!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 67 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:13) * 1 linesThe dark spot is an inclusion of some sort. If it is light in weight and amber it might be a creature or leaf. If it is another inorganic sort, it is what is known as a flaw in diamonds and other precious gems. Interesting!!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 68 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:14) * 1 linesmarcia, could it be just a rock? *grin* i'm gonna scan it in a few minutes just to spare you the suspense!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 69 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:26) * 10 linesk, here are the scanned images.
other side:
and i tried to scratch glass and it didn't.....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 70 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:27) * 1 linesIt could evem be part of a beer bottle...*smile* (There is no such classification as "rock"...gotta know what it might be...I am driven to know such things!) Go Wolfie, Go! Scan, Woman!!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 71 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:28) * 2 linesLooks like a bit of already-sucked-and-discarded Hallowe'en candy! Hmm...I'll bet it does not scratch because it is rounded. Will a kitchen knife scratch it?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 72 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:32) * 4 linesall these scientific experiments! lemme try.......
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 73 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:34) * 1 linesthere's stuff inside but it was hard to show you on the scanned image. if i hold it up to light, i see bubbles and stuff.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 74 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:38) * 1 linesYou mean you did not lick it clean??? What kinda Wolf are you?! *lol* wash the little thing and report back.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 75 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:39) * 1 linesBubbles...hmmm...sounds like stained milk glass or glass slag. Any manufacturing of glassware going on around you anywhere? Last century?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 76 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:41) * 1 linesToo bad there is not an easy way to rig a light box for your scanner bed...like the ones on which you review photographic slides...Hmmm...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 77 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:50) * 1 lineswhat do i wash it with? soap and water or a jewelry cleaner? it's probably just a big piece of glass that didn't get beaten down to a sand pepple yet. there's also a dark line through it. but can't tell you for sure about bubbles because it's kinda milky.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 78 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:52) * 1 linesok, i cleaned it with soapy water and the slight knife marks are still there.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 79 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:56) * 1 linesGet a tiny flashlight and put the pebble on top and turn it on. What can you see now? It sounds like it is about the hardness of glass (which is also the hardness of knife steel). Wash it when you wash your hands unless you think there is something stuck to it...that is why I keep old toothbrushes. To scrub little things with.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 80 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (19:57) * 1 linesOk, of the knife made discernable but not deep marks, it is almost certainly glass.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 81 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:06) * 1 linesnow that the AM thinks i'm crazy...it has orange colored striations through it.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 82 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:10) * 1 linesOooh...interesting. Hmmm.. thinking... This is the first time I have done remote rock identifying - I think it is exciting. (I know - the house male here thinks I am odd beyond belief.) Could they be stains? If they are semi-regular it might be onyx.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 83 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:12) * 1 linesI have my Rockhounding Manual in hand and I find that there is incidences of agate (banded is like your stone but probably harder than yours), jasper (dull red-brown) and petrified wood (does not look like that to me.) Hmmm...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 84 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:13) * 3 linesi don't know, but it's definitely inside the rock. and i dropped it while trying to examine it and can't find it! (i have a wood laminate floor and it blends in quite well). the AM is trying to fix my keychain flashlight as the other one's light was blinding as it escaped the edges of the rock! will keep looking and try to give you better details.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 85 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:13) * 1 linesWhat county are you in, and what is the next state closest upstream?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 86 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:16) * 1 linesgot the rock back (it went under the computer desk!). i don't know how you can tell what it is or isn't from that picture i scanned!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 87 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:19) * 1 linesok, i found the rock off the gulf of mexico off of port aransus texas. there were lots of pepples and broken shells as the breakers were quite strong.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 88 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:29) * 3 linesAh....not in Lousiana...looking...since it was ocean-borne, and there are bubbles in it (they are rare in nature because of the way rocks form, I am guessing on just that evidence that it is glass - that and the hardness and translucency. I would guess also that the striations of orange visible might either be due to its original form and intended to be there as ornamental, or it is due to internal fractures which gathered sediment which (such as oxides of iron) which made the discolorations. The secon
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 89 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:34) * 1 lineshmmmm....interesting indeed! thanks for your research!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 90 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:37) * 2 linesHow am I telling what this specimen is? Looking at it and your discription allows me to eliminate a lot of things. Your hardness test was precise enough to allow me to ascertain it was about 5 to 5 1/2 on Moh's scale of hardness (check Geo 16 Diagnostics) which is about what window glass is and just a little softer than a steel blade. The bubbles were the most telling detail - as I said previously, because they are seldom found in nature except in rare cases and are really tiny (microscopic). Do I get
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 91 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:40) * 1 linesMy pleasure! Over here we hardly ever find anything but coral (sand is crushed shell and coral if it is white) or lava or peridot sand. I once found a small chunk of granite washed up where we launched our sailboat. I still have it. How did it get here? Probably as ballast stones in saliling ships!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 92 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:43) * 1 linesi think it's way cool!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 93 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:44) * 1 lines*beaming* Me too!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 94 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:45) * 1 linesnow you got me digging through my older shell collections. i have a few crystal pieces that i got in kansas but can't remember where i put them. also found this beauty that's in the shape of a boot! (it's a rock not a crystal). i'll scan it real quick for you....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 95 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:52) * 3 lineshere's the boot:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 96 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:53) * 2 linesUnderstand, but it could be made of rock crystal which is a real semiprecious stone. The clearest and purest form of glass on earth formed naturally.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 97 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:55) * 4 lineswell, you know, it would help if i ftp'd it over first!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 98 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:56) * 1 linessorry, didn't mean to post it twice!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 99 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (20:59) * 1 linesYep...then they both show up! Do you think this just happens to look like a foot rather than being off of a leather doll of great age which had procelain hands, head and feet? If it is natural is it translucent at all and is the surface granular or smooth in texture?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 100 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (21:01) * 1 linesgive me 15 minutes to eat dinner - I shall return!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 101 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (21:16) * 8 linesi'm gonna fill in the details on that piece and then i have to give over the pc to the AM (he's got some stuff to do too)....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 102 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (21:27) * 1 linesThanks Wolfie for the interesting posts...like a treasure hunt. More on the doll's foot tomorrow, then?! I'll be here.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 103 of 220: Isabel (Isabel) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (09:30) * 3 lines:-) Hey, this was real fun reading! You two will get the Indiana-Jones-Treasure-Hunters-Award for this one!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 104 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (16:58) * 1 linesme either!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 105 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (18:16) * 3 linesMake that three of us...I found broken stuff in the Atlantic as a child, and out here there is more different stuff because of being in coral reef territory, but there is still no amber or anything close to it washing up around me.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 106 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (18:41) * 1 linesyeah! and i found a couple other interesting rocks mixed with my earliest collection of land shells. let's do one rock at a time! so what is your theory on my boot?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 107 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (18:47) * 1 linesDoes it seem like it is old eroded porcelain or does it seem hard enough to be stone? If it is stone it could be almost anything, but it could also be part of a figurine. I am still opting for the doll foot.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 108 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (18:52) * 1 linesi have no idea about eroded porcelain.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 109 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:06) * 2 linesHow hard is it? Try your knife and window again
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 110 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:08) * 2 lines1. scratches glass
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 111 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:12) * 1 linesHuh! hmmm....does it seem to be of some sort of glass, as well?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 112 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:14) * 1 linesCan you see light through it? (get out that flashlight again!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 113 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:14) * 1 linesi don't know! the residue from scratching with the knife made me think of sand and the scratch left a white mark.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 114 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:15) * 1 linesas to the light, no, it's opaque...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 115 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:30) * 1 linesHmmm...turn over a coffee mug or plate and find where it is not glazed. Does that scratch whichever?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 116 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:45) * 1 linesit didn't leave a discernable mark, but did draw on it (like chalk). the unglazed portion of the mug left a white mark on the boot.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 117 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:54) * 1 lines..engraved white mark on the boot?...that means it is harder than the boot. Unglazed porcelain is hard - about 7... so it is used as a diagnostic for streak (Do you have some polished hematite which has a dark metallic luster and is often made into beads? Try that on your unglazed porcelain.)Do you have a stee life handy? Try that...it is 6 1/2.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 118 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:57) * 3 linesthat's what i used, a steel knife....i have a polished black stone ring but am not sure if it's hematite.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 119 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:58) * 1 linesthe scratch from the knife is still there, i can feel the indentation with my nail.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 120 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (19:58) * 2 linesI'm guessing it is just slightly harder than glass but enough to scratch it.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 121 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:01) * 3 linesOk softer than 5 1/2 so likely not glass or silica of any form. (Your black stone is probably onyx if it does not have a metallic luster)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 122 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:08) * 1 linesthe black stone is in the form of a ring--it's not onyx....ok, now to find a penny...is my little boot gonna get all ruined from all these experiments?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 123 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:09) * 1 linesok, it scratched the penny, but we expected that, right?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 124 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:12) * 1 lines(back to the ring, i think it is hematite....it's black with a silvery lustre and very smooth.)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 125 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:26) * 1 linesok, i tried the hematite and boot scratching thing and neither scratched the other.....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 126 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:47) * 2 linesNo, find something tiny and unglazed to use on the underside of your stone ring
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 127 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:49) * 1 linesPut that boot somewhere in a safe place until I can think of other things to try. I am having to look through my texts now to see what it might be.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 128 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:51) * 1 linesare you talking about using the boot on the inside of the ring? i did and no marks.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 129 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:53) * 1 linesooohh, making marcia do some deep research!! thanks, girl, for your help and patience with me and my rocks!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 130 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (20:55) * 1 lines'night! *hugs*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 131 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (21:12) * 4 linesBreak a dish or somethiing really badly chipped. Take the bigest piece you can slip into the inside of your ring and see what color streak it scrapes off...just the tiniest scratch will suffice. If you do not wish to do that I will tell you in the morning what your results would have been and why.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 132 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (17:26) * 16 linesDon't know quite where to put this little story but it IS a rock we are talking about and not old enough for Paleo...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 133 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (19:14) * 1 lines(Wolfie is not going to be happy with me as this is linked to her collecting conference, but it IS a rock...)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 134 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (19:18) * 1 linesit is an interesting rock to say the least. how could she not have known?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 135 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (20:30) * 1 linesSome people are dead from the neck up, I think! No sense, no feeling and all those old adages must be true!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 136 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (20:34) * 1 linesDon't think I'll put one of those on my wish list...Yeesh!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 137 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (20:55) * 3 lineseuw!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 138 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 5, 2000 (21:02) * 1 linesYes! I remember. Big'uns, if I recall correctly...! Waiting patiently...well...as patiently as I can...*sigh*....Yippee!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 139 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (20:17) * 5 linesok, here's the link to the mysterious kansas rock formations:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 140 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (20:23) * 4 linesFor the time being it is http://206.97.234.70//~bayou/rocks.gif
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 141 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (20:28) * 3 linesiowa? kansas, marcia! *heehee* they're absolutely huge. we climbed on some of
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 142 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (20:41) * 1 linesAbsolutely amazing! Funny thing I can never remember the midwest because whenever I flew over it the states were not painted different colors like on my map and I could not tell where I was. They could have at least painted the edges a different color...*sigh*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 143 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (20:44) * 1 linesthe midwest looks like a patchwork quilt to me....(check out my post in linens)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 144 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jan 6, 2000 (22:00) * 2 linesI did...and noted that I am to "talk" to Terry which I shall do straight away.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 145 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 9, 2000 (08:20) * 1 linesTalk to me, talk to me.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 146 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Jan 9, 2000 (11:52) * 2 linesWolfie and I would like an Arts and Crafts Conference, unless you think it is too much and would be more properly a Topic in another conference. This would be handmade things from crocheting and knitting to doll-making, teddy bear making and tapestry to name a few. Pottery, woodworking and glassblowing also come to mind. Or should this be under the Art Conference? Not all of it is art however...sewing of clothes and design of same...lots of cross-overs to be linked if it is a separate conference. Let
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 147 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Jan 9, 2000 (17:05) * 1 lines...or just plain CRAFTS would probably be better...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 148 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Jan 9, 2000 (19:32) * 12 linesyeah, cuz then it wouldn't be confused with the arts and if we run across topics
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 149 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Jan 9, 2000 (20:07) * 2 linesoh, thanks terry *smoooooooch* (and to you, marcia for taking the ball and
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 150 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (20:25) * 44 linesMuseum Sues Indians Over Meteorite Ownership
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 151 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Feb 28, 2000 (20:28) * 1 linesGee, perhaps I was not talking loud enough in the post before last...?!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 152 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:23) * 1 linesare we people sue happy or what? who can own a meteorite? sheesh!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 153 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:27) * 1 linesI'd sure like to have one, but I must not! They belong to everyone as far as I am concerned! Greed once again rears its ugly head...!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 154 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:29) * 1 linesOf course, all of the famous legendary swords were forged out of meteroitic iron. Iron from the gods made them invincible - and we still remember the names today - as in Excalibur...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 155 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:29) * 1 lineswell, it's one thing if you happened across a piece, kinda like the berlin wall, but to sue for ownership? this world has become quite greedy. i'd love to just see one in person (already landed and no damage done safely inside a scientific museum) *knock on wood*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 156 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:33) * 1 lines*lol* Me too!!! Exhibit A....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 157 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:34) * 1 lines(Sometime, when I am not cooking supper, remind me to tell you why you knock on wood!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 158 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:43) * 1 linesit's from an old myth, right? anyway, i don't like tempting fate, God, or whatever....
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 159 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (20:43) * 1 linesyou guys are just eating supper? and you're still posting?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 160 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (21:36) * 1 linesNope - I took off about 15 minutes to eat and another 10 to clean up the dishes and kitchen...and I am back at it. As I write itis 5:36pm and we watched the local evening news while consuming my homemade pisghetti.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 161 of 220: Maggie (sociolingo) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (22:01) * 1 linesI think I only just missed you! It's 4 am here and I'm working already.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 162 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Mar 14, 2000 (22:52) * 1 linesYou so not sleep much. It is almost 5am and I have kept you from doing anything constructive =) It is just going on 7pm yesterday here!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 163 of 220: Maggie (sociolingo) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (01:53) * 1 lines(shh I went back to bed for a while afterwards ;-) but I'm back working again now - it's 7.50 am and I've got a meeting at 9.30 which I'm not ready for! My sleep patterns are all over the place just now. I napped yesterday afternoon which I don't usually do)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 164 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (10:04) * 1 lines(Shhh...so are ours. R wanders in the night and ends up in the back bedroom if he does not start there...I just get up and read.)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 165 of 220: Maggie (sociolingo) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (12:43) * 1 lines(I'm really gonna have a problem when I move my desk back in - won't be able to get up at night and work!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 166 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (13:25) * 1 linesThat is currently my problem. He built my computer station into the corner of the bedroom...and when he is in here trying to sleep for the night, I cannot be on the computer. Maybe I should leave him in the back bedroom....=)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 167 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (19:14) * 1 linesok, so tell me the story about the knocking on wood (i think i've heard it but right now, can't remember a thing)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 168 of 220: Cheryl (CherylB) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (19:18) * 1 linesWhat is the story of knocking on wood? It's one of those things you hear and don't really pay attention to, one of those old bromides.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 169 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (19:30) * 1 linesWell, it all has to do with the world tree and the Celts who gave it to the Norse. The roots reached to the gods of the underworld and the branches reached into the heavens. By knocking on the tree, you are praying for the gods of both to heed your comments and help you!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 170 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (19:31) * 1 linesYgsdrill or something like that...(gotta look that up, too...)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 171 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Mar 15, 2000 (19:36) * 1 linesFunny thing about old bromides and nursery rhymes and folk tales. Somewhere, way back..there was real meaning behind the words...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 172 of 220: Maggie (sociolingo) * Thu, May 24, 2001 (01:06) * 1 linesMy downstairs bathroom is now sporting a pile of rocks ....from the cornish beaches. A mixture ...my favourite is granite with white quartz lines that look as if they've been dribbled across it. Looked for geodes but didn't find any except in the shops. I really just picked paintable items for their looks ...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 173 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 24, 2001 (08:51) * 1 linesWhere do you keep these rocks? In a box? On a shelf?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 174 of 220: Maggie (sociolingo) * Thu, May 24, 2001 (12:58) * 1 linesOn the shelf behind the loo ..in an artistic looking pile ..they'll stay there til I'm ready to paint them .. collected some nice driftwood too.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 175 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, May 24, 2001 (19:09) * 1 linesI have a bunch of Great Lakes granite "beach pebbles" which look very like the Cornish variety in a wicker basket on my guest room bureau to keep the breezes from removing the bureau scarf. I gave some of mine the "wet look"
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 176 of 220: Curious Wolfie (wolf) * Sat, May 26, 2001 (15:24) * 1 linesdo you do that with varnish? i remember us talking about a similar project for shells (which i've not even tried yet)...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 177 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, May 26, 2001 (22:42) * 1 linesyuo take the cheapest colorless clear nail polish you can find. Pour half or 1/3 into another glass container and cap. To the polish bottle add acetone or polish remover to the top and shake well. Coat stones/shells. The more polish per thinner, the shinier the glaze. You can also use spray clear urethane if you find some on sale. Any clear stuff will suffice but hth polish deal is more controllable as to the luster of the finish.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 178 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, May 26, 2001 (22:46) * 1 lines'twould be nice if I learnt how to type, too...*sigh* Sorry!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 179 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, May 27, 2001 (13:52) * 1 linesthanks marcia!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 180 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, May 28, 2001 (22:08) * 1 linesIt's cheap and works well. That's my kind of useful household hints!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 181 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, May 29, 2001 (09:45) * 1 linesmine too!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 182 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (23:29) * 47 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 183 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (23:32) * 141 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 184 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (23:34) * 3 linesPink marble??????? Volos has pink marble??? I don't think I have ever seen pink marble... or green marble... It must be very beautiful.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 185 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct 15, 2001 (23:37) * 1 linesand I have marble bathroom tiles which I clean with rubbing alcohol. They are not from a quarry though... "cultured" marble. Man made stuff. All marble should become Nike of Samothrace and not bathroom floors. *sigh* I better never get near Greece. I will stuff my pockets until my clothes fall from the weight.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 186 of 220: Cheryl (CherylB) * Tue, Oct 16, 2001 (18:08) * 1 linesMarcia, have you ever been in Paris and seen Berenike of Samothrace? It's so extraordinary. She is so beautiful standing at the top a of grand staircase. Although, she is hard marble the feathers on her wings and the drapery of her garment give the illusion of looking so soft. The sculptor was a genius. Berenike really looks as though she's just just pausing to turn before she takes flight.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 187 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 16, 2001 (20:54) * 1 linesNope, but I have seen the Elgin Marbles (Parthenon marbles) in the British Museum and a positivly stunning marble statue from Greece's Golden Age in the Metropolitan. It stands at the head of the stairs... and you can see light through her diaphanous clothing. I can see it in my mind as though I had seen it yesterday! Have you seen Nike? My dad did and he was overwhelmed by her beauty.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 188 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 16, 2001 (20:57) * 1 linesI've seen pictures of her standing illuminatd at the top of a very dark flight of stair. It must be staggering to see. Some day...
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 189 of 220: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (13:42) * 9 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 190 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (14:38) * 1 linesRemarkable! Just like the veiling on the status in the Metropolitan in New York City. It is beyond human genius to see light through the fine details.... and the sheen on the stone is absolutely perfect. I will hunt up a picture of it. Thank you for your post and image. Like noses on alabaster sarcophagi, the parts that are the most delicate never seem to survive intact. I assume all Greek men look like their Gods (with all parts intact!)??!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 191 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (14:53) * 0 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 192 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (14:54) * 6 linesThere is no reference to my most special statue...*sigh*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 193 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (14:59) * 3 linesThe above image of Winged Victory (Nike of Samothrace)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 194 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (15:19) * 1 linesThe Hermes sculpture John posted is pretty cute from the back, too. I wonder who got to polish him?! (Yes, I know! But you guys look...!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 195 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 17, 2001 (15:30) * 1 linesHow many have been to the summit of the Acropolis in Athens? Tell me how magnificent it is. It is on my "to die for" list. How sad that automobile emissions are so corrosive to marble... We destroy the very best of our heritage (not to mention what the Turks did storing ammunition in the Parthenon!)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 196 of 220: Cheryl (CherylB) * Tue, Nov 6, 2001 (17:05) * 5 linesMarcia, sorry to have take so long in repling to your query. Yes, I have seen Nike (Winged Victory). She really is more beautiful than one can imagine. I had an art history professor who insisted that she be referred to as "Berenike", as she was the "bringer of victory". "Nike" simply means victory. I think that (Bere)nike is an aspect of the goddess Aphrodite. Speaking of Aphrodite, also in the Lourve is another revered Greek beauty, Venus de Milo. She's even older than Nike, but she looks really great for an old broad.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 197 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Nov 6, 2001 (19:15) * 6 lines*sigh* Greece has much to entice me and I have NO marble in my rock collection.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 198 of 220: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Wed, Nov 7, 2001 (05:54) * 16 linesHi all,
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 199 of 220: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Wed, Nov 7, 2001 (09:56) * 4 linesThis is a photo of a rock in Meteora. You can see a monastery on the top.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 200 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 7, 2001 (14:19) * 5 linesThank you, John! Not only do you have the most splended marble, you probably also have fossils. Is there anything which captures my imagination that Greece does not have? I think not (other than gently erupting volcanoes.)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 201 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Wed, Nov 7, 2001 (18:49) * 1 linesthanks for the site, John, those pictures are great, and i love the monastary on top of the rock!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 202 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Nov 7, 2001 (21:00) * 1 linesIn the case of the monastery, I guess you plan ahead when you do your shopping for food. None of that running out for Chinese food or having pizza delivered if hunger strikes at odd hours. Mail delivery must be difficult, too. It is actually an excellent place for uninterrupted contemplation.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 203 of 220: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (08:10) * 8 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 204 of 220: John Tsatsaragos (tsatsvol) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (08:14) * 3 lines
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 205 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (14:04) * 3 linesI love seeing the Greek language in this site. I am the one who is sorry for not knowing how to read it. Thank you for posting this most marvelous picture and where to find more. Thank you also for letting us know which link to follow. *Sigh* I wish my Greek (non-existent) was as excellent as your English, John. As to the monasteries on promonontories, it is easy to imagine how they were created. Those on islands which have houses right up to the edges of the cliff are the ones which amaze me. Do the cliffs erode much in Greece? I suspect they are slowly eroded. We dare not do this sort of building in Hawaii or California.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 206 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (14:06) * 2 linesFor an entire page of little images on which to click:
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 207 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (14:09) * 1 linesIncidently, I asked Ginny, who travelled to Greece several years ago, if the entire country was so bounteously endowed with antiquities. She assured me it was. I fear I would contract a serious case of exopthalmia in such circumstances. I would not dare to close my eyes lest I miss something. Tbank you again, John. You live in Paradise, not I.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 208 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (20:09) * 1 linesgreat aerial view of the monastary--now that i think about it, it would be a great place for a prison (though i'm glad the monks live there and not inmates)
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 209 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Nov 8, 2001 (21:19) * 3 linesYes! Lovely Monastery in a most magnificent setting - like an inlay of enamel in a large sapphire. I am bewitched.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 210 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 10, 2002 (21:53) * 1 linesI should soon photograph my newly found rocks and tell you about them. I have a group of limestone fossils and a group of geodes. It is really far too easy to find them here in Kentucky!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 211 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 10, 2002 (21:55) * 1 linesIt also helps to have a great guide, and that is exactly what I had!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 212 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 16, 2002 (19:14) * 1 linescan't wait to see those pics!!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 213 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (00:57) * 1 linesI have discovered that there ARE no rocks in the part of Illinois I was in. There is dirt. Not fertile stuff. Just dirt with lots of corn fields and soybeans fields and hog growing places. But the only rock I saw was road gravel on the main farm lanes which appeared to have been imported for just that purpose from some plece else. What I did find was highly convoluted granite that was admixed with cherts in some instances and schists in others. And these were the larger ones. Most were quite tiny and showed signs of both glaciation and being water-tumbled into rounded shapes. Alas.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 214 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (08:24) * 2 linesWhere I am in Cedar Creek, TX there are no rocks. When the crew my swimming pool they bet me a case of beer they would find rocks. They always find rocks, they said. They didn't find rocks. Maybe a cannonball now and then, but no rocks. Now, down by the creek there are rocks, but they get washed in from somewhere else. There are a few rocks up on the hillside from the Great Flood of '81. The Memorial Day Flood scattered some rocks on the hillside.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 215 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (10:44) * 1 linesTerry, is it too late to connect this topic with Geo Rocks?
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 216 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (16:38) * 1 linesNo, this can be done.
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 217 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (17:24) * 3 linesThanks, Terry! I have some overlapping but that is ok. Now I can share my new and growing rock collection with Wolfie's conference!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 218 of 220: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (21:15) * 1 linesmarcia, be safe!! *HUGS*
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 219 of 220: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (21:40) * 1 linesKeep us posted!
Topic 82 of 92 [Geo]: Rocks Response 220 of 220: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 25, 2002 (22:05) * 1 linesAbsolutely I will keep you posted. Geo has the finest most supportive people on earth and I would never keep from them what is happening in my life. Back to California for now. I shall return!