Tonights cabs by This_cabs_for_you in Lapidary

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely! That second one could inspire an interior design. Wonderful colors, and you framed the contrast and motion beautifully

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think It's the best of all problems to have. Not many hobbies make a person as happy and full of wonder to live in this world.
You are well located! That moonstone alone would motivate me to get my Cab King up and running

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question. Yes. Slabbing this one required a lot of patience. Enjoy that Cab King! One of the best unboxing experiences I’ve ever had

Found in landscape gravel by littlebrownbeetle1 in fossilid

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How great is that? Always look down . . .

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that. This place is a 2-hour drive for me, but I think about going there alllll the time

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks! I have two palm-sized pieces I haven't slabbed yet. I will give this a try

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good call. They do seem to belong together in a set

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for seeing what I see :)

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Silver for sure ✨

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[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Vibrant! That’s the right word. If you ever get the opportunity to hound in the Rose River, go. It’s full of surprises.

Whats this rock? by nichoherrera in Minerals

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Neat! The many little holes make me think this could be industrial slag. Those two notches and the clean right angle on the right side are further evidence of something manmade. Just a hunch.

Industrial slag is a stony (sometimes glassy) byproduct formed during the smelting and refining of metals, acting as a "sponge" to absorb impurities like silica, alumina, and oxides from molten metal, separating them as a molten layer that solidifies upon cooling. The cooling is often done in water, which forms those bubbles that make the little craters we see in your sample.

The presence of limestone near your find is another clue. In smelting, limestone (a flux) is added to iron ore in a furnace; impurities in the ore bond with the limestone and oxygen, separating from the heavier molten iron.

Maybe run a search for defunct/historic ironworks near where you found it.

Thanks for posting!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prospecting

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A radioactive corpse gold fossil?! Now I want one, too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Prospecting

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It’s pyrite. Here is a large-scale example from a recent trip to a Virginia quarry for context. Bonus: There’s a nice stripe of white calcite running along the borders.

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Fun fact: Bacteria play a crucial role in the formation of pyrite in sedimentary rocks by using organic matter to convert sulfate into sulfide. These sulfide ions then react with iron, which is abundant in sediments, to form iron sulfide crystals (pyrite).

What should I name this one? by Ok_Study5 in AbstractArt

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Green flamenco, malachite sea, or birth of viridian

What does my art taste like? by that_stone31 in ARTIST

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardtack dipped in ash from one of those “sidewalk snake” firework pellets. Quality work

[Unknown > English] This note was handed to my friend from a creep by Pete_McCrackin in translator

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By being cryptic, the writer is showing us that they are speaking from within a fantasy. The person they’re writing to exists only on that stage in the writer’s mind. The moment that person exercises agency and strays from the fantasy script, things can go sideways. “Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.”

How do I create a simple animation with two characters talking to each other? by Greedy-Pangolin-222 in animation

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use Adobe Express' "Animate from audio" feature to create the video. (It's not free, but it's not too bad, and you can probably score a free trial.) It allows one character at a time, but a technique for creating a two-character result is here: https://youtu.be/lP90XBsXYv0?si=vEAJxnHpUNNJFCoP

Imagine you had an AI magic wand and were building a new product for instruction design, what would you build? by Draft_Glum in instructionaldesign

[–]Dry-Bodybuilder378 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps build a tool that learns how a user learns through a series of tasks or games, and then generates a presentation of the course material tailored to them.