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@@TankThomas44 You're very welcome, such a fun show needs to be shared!

Thank you! I'll post a few more from the same show shortly. Such a great show, they really have a great presence and sound amazing but she absolutely owns the stage.

@track3190 Thanks a lot! I'll watch them on Feb 28th in Los Angeles. Very excited

The nephrite in Washington is really interesting because it has so many different colors and has frequently been metamorphosed. Thank you so much!

They're all really good and he was totally killing it!

That's awesome, where are you seeing them? I'd love to see them in Europe on the rest of their tour

@@track3190 gonna see them in Hamburg, Germany ✌️ Venue is called Sporthalle

@@timboslice5351 Have a great time, wish I could see them there too!

Absolutely they are and they love playing together, it's so obvious

They're at their best when they just freelance and jam, they're so tight and my favorite band to see live

Not as often as I used to, I live in southern California now but still hit the rivers every so often

He tours all the time and doesn't care if it's a big venue or small. He keeps getting better on stage too, so lucky to have his music. Thank you!

Exactly, there are a couple KCRW videos of him playing this way - thanks for mentioning it my friend. Super rad!

@@track3190 there's a thousand videos of him playing it properly, these are clones/ actors 😭😭😭😭😭

@@track3190 Wealthy men conveniently signing contacts that others might 'step in' if they are unfit to play, death very is unfit to play 😭 brothers with money 😭

100% agree. Was hoping for Evil Has Landed jam session too.

He really is, such a great sound then and now

Ooops sorry it's Santa Barbara

Deep cuts and different songs from their 2023 tour, lots of jamming too, such a fun show. I kept getting hammered by someone behind me as I was filming but that's okay they were dancing and having a blast

They're definitely worthy, inspired so many bands in addition to creating some of the best songs ever. Cheers!

@@track3190 vamos a la playa 🏝️🤘🏽👍🏽

You're very welcome! I had great seats but the hardest part was sitting still and recording instead of jumping around.

Serpentine can easily be confused with nephrite when it's a good quality gem serpentine. It is softer usually and with practice you recognize the color differences between the two

@@track3190 do you use a water gravity test? I heard that is the most reliable way to check

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Water-fed polisher is the way to go. Lots of brands on Amazon too but I'm a fan of Makita and the quality of the tool.

It was just like any river stone before polishing began. I use an angle grinder with a diamond cupping wheel to grind off the outer rind to get to the good green color stuff underneath, then polish using a water-fed polisher with diamond resin pads.

Thanks! It was pretty good and met some wonderful people. Lots of competition, two other shows were going on at the same time.

Thank you very much!

Thanks, it looks even better when lit too. That kitty comes over every day to watch me polish and ask for treats. She doesn't get along well with my cats but they're making progress. I'm sure she's not a stray, just one of those that chooses multiple parents.

Thanks! I kinda does look like the mountain, doesn't it? It was a really challenging sculpt.

That bluish one was sodalite from BC. It's a beautiful piece, one of the first to sell.

And thank you, the show has gone really well so far. New digs at the Fairgrounds in Monroe, much more space, and a great crowd.

@@track3190 Someone with very good taste spotted it!

It's so amazing, the color is so deep and vibrant

The labradorite is beautiful yep, I'm getting ready work on two new ones soon too!

Thanks, it was a real challenge to get the shape and polish just right. I have another smaller piece that's a beauty too

Thank you! I love the bowl too and they pair up really well.

It's yet another green rock in an area LOADED with green rocks. This dunite is very easy to recognize in the wild (Nooksack River) because it has a yellow/tan rind and pyroxene (yellow-green) blebs in the matrix. Serpentine tends to have magnetite so it's slightly magnetic. Once you have someone helping you to identify the jade in the field you learn the basics very quickly but even experienced nephrite people ask advice on the frequent tweeners. Happy hunting!

​​@@track3190 i have understood that serpentine can mix with olivene depending upon the rate the basalt heats up an cools down with aluminum silacates an olivene is somewhat similar to garnets because sometimes olivene chrome diopside an peridot can be magnetic unless there are unusual minerals that make garnets magnetic

@@brandonsuavekilla2612 That's absolutely true Brandon, and thanks for the input. There's a deposit of dunite olivine on the Nooksack River in northwest Washington where I can find the serp/olivine co-mingled. Metamorphic activity can really make interesting versions of the original host rock!

@@track3190 so if olivene an serpentine mix is it serpentinite then or something different cause i may have 30 olivene mix stones an they are all unique having black an green colors some mix of dark an lighter greens

@@brandonsuavekilla2612 Basically you can follow a couple ways to name the rock. For something that is mostly serpentine with a smaller percentage of olivine you'd say it's olivine-rich serpentine or serpentine with olivine. I big quartzite crystal with lines of feldspar would be quartz with feldspar. If there's been some metamorphic activity that happened and swirled and mixed everything together you can simply say it's metamorphosed serpentine and olivine. Hopefully that's clear as mud 😂

No permit necessary, this is gravel bar stuff here in Washington. I sell through my bunniesonfire_wa1 Instagram account or at shows here in Washington. Next show is in Issaquah next weekend. Hit me up anytime my friend

It's pretty nice for a random piece 😀

It's glass, I haven't found a good piece of blue calcite that's worth working on. Thanks, it's another bright spot in the room now

Thank you very much!

Thanks! No lapidary, I turn my 4" polisher on its side and use it like a cab machine. East King County Rock Show is first weekend in March in Issaquah. Largest show in Washington, hope you can make it but understand the ferries have been dicey lately.

@@track3190 You have a good hand and eye to be able to produce such lovely pieces. Yes, the ferries are iffy, to say the least. Good luck and great sales to you at the Show!!

Thank you! It's just loaded with so many garnets.

@@track3190 Stunning!

This is in Snohomish County near Oso. I know, so many "Deer Creeks" right? It's well worth a trip for you though, just make sure that there's no flooding so that the gravel bar is exposed. Cheers!

Thank you! The difference is so significant I like to keep some parts natural. This and a piece of aventurine.