I recently shared a post about Tad St Clair and his rock tumbler. Today, I happily report on the next level of rockhounding.
Yesterday, Tad and I split the
cost on the purchase of a saw for cutting rocks. Tad picked up the saw yesterday. By late afternoon, after a little assembly, we
found ourselves cutting into rocks.
The first stone Tad cut was a
conglomerate specimen I found near my house.
Conglomerate is a type of sedimentary stone comprised of smaller rounded
rocks cemented into the same larger stone by calcite or quartz. This type of stone is formed where stones,
tumbled by running water or waves, are swept into layers along with sand clay.
The conglomerate cut easily and
proved striking once sliced.
Uncut Conglomerate
Cut Conglomerate
Tad, Terry, and the Saw
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