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| Arriving for the work day after sunset was not ideal, but a day searching for Glauberite crystals next to the Salton Sea was. (except for the 110° heat) |
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| Mothership hovering behind Goat Mountain just above the Integratron. |
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| Lighting up the dome for a night plaster sesh. |
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| 1st patch of the 2nd coat of plaster. |
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| Progress is her middle name! |
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| Left over fireworks are a nice break. |
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| Fire! |
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| Glauberite formations from Bertram Mine, Imperial County, Salton Sea, Ca. |
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| Glauberite specimen, uncleaned, right outta the ground. |
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| Simple, excellent Glauberite specimen |
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| Super Large Glauberite specimen. Many Glauberite specimens in collections are not really Glauberite, but rather other minerals that formed a pseudomorph over the Glauberite. a Pseudomorph is a crystal consisting of one mineral but having the form of the one it has replaced. |
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| Surprising amount of energy and progress after this long hot day. |
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| Getter Dun! |
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| Rough Jasper-Agate from Gem Hill in Rosemond, Ca (Mojave) |
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| Same Jasper-Agate from another angle |
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| Red Jasper-Agate with (not so) common Green Opal. |
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| Jackpot common Green Opal with bright orange/ red Jasper! |
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| No mo Rockhounding, we gotta make some REAL progress today. But so far so good, it's nice to see the work in the light of day. |
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| 1st time troweling! Raquel is a natural. |
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| To faaast! |
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| Mix Master Rock |
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| Here I am, Rock you like a Hurricane babaaay! |
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| You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here! |
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| 5 minutes later on the east side of the sky, wispy clouds appeared, turning a boring sunset into an amazingly beautiful after party. |
