(rocks clattering)
I have a strange mix of rocks for you today, I have Mozarkite and Hematite
mixed together in one fun batch, so let's take a look at them!
Okay, let's start out with a Mozarkite
this is Missouri's state stone, it's a type of chert
and I've got to thank
Rennie and James, who took a trip all over the place, and they stopped by here
and gave me some of this stuff. And that was like two years ago
it was in the summer of 2020
I had the rough stuff- rough stage done for a long time, and then they just
sort of sat there waiting for the Lot-O tumbler
I've been making a lot of other stuff, Christmas ornaments and
crosses and stuff, and
I kind of got a backlog of stuff waiting for the Lot-O tumbler
so, I've got to say that I'm not sure about a couple of these, specifically
these pieces, they might be something else, the way I tumble, I just take out a
few rocks at a time as they get done, so by the end of a batch I've got a lot of
other kinds of rocks mixed in with them
and so, this one's more colorful, I don't know if it's just a more colorful piece
or if it's actually something else, I try my best to keep them separated, but
sometimes, like I said other rocks get mixed in
not really sure that's the right stuff
whatever it is, it's a pretty rock
if you're from Missouri, and you're more familiar with this stuff, let me know
this is the first time I've ever seen this rock
I like that one
the little wavy lines on there
this one's neat, just like that little
black end on there, kind of looks like a grey candy corn or something
kind of a fun shape too
I think this one's my favorite though
that's cool, really good shine on that one too, I don't think you can see, but
there's no bad spots on it anywhere that I can see
alright, let's get a couple more of these
and we'll move onto that other stuff that's a nice one too
alright, let's take a look at this other stuff
I'm not 100% sure where I got this, or if it's even all from the same place, I
bought some at Lindberg and Son's quarry in Marquette a long time ago
and it - they sell it as Specular Hematite
but I know it was this- this banded stuff so I think this is a banded iron formation
which Specular Hematite in it
it's got a really good shine on it
so, I did a video not too long ago about rocks to avoid tumbling
rocks that don't polish up very well, and
Hematite, Specular Hematite was one of them
and this stuff isn't like that, this is much better
more likely to shine up nicely
just more solid then I got some of this that's
just completely Specular Hematite, now this one - is this the one or a different-
no, that's the one, can feel a little bit of texture on there
but not, not too bad
so you're seeing the shine and the sparkles I think the sparkles are outdoing the shine
that's a really cool rock
so, one of the things I've done with this before
this is early on, I used to make a lot of these, my wife has this Magnabilities
necklace, where it's just this, this backing
and you put these little buttons in them so I made buttons - the buttons that
come with these are just like plastic little things
so I just glue a magnet on the back of these
and pop it in like this
same sort of thing, I did this on a flat lap, and boy the shine isn't what I get
these days, so I've come a little ways since I made that. Should shine that
thing up for her
but that's clearly the same rock
so I'm pretty sure this came from Lindberg and Sons quarry
they're also the place that sells Kona Dolomite
which is a pink rock, and that's kind of
around here we use limestone as, they call it riprap, in like ditches
to prevent erosion
up in Marquette they've got this Kona Dolomite that's this really pretty
pink rock, and they just throw it in their ditches
so I went there and bought some, I bought this at the same time
I had big buckets and tubs and stuff in the back of the car
and he put it in the back of the car and they weigh it, they weigh your car on the
way in and on the way out
and
I had lots and lots of stuff, I don't know many pounds, a lot of pounds
they sell it by like the dumptruck load
so, it was like $1.57 or something
it was really really cheap
is that focused? There we go
then I've got some little ones here
alright, I think that's about it, if you'd like to see more of these videos, I'll
have some linked here, and I'll see you next time!