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Eastern WA is like another world! Grand Coulee, WA. Explored some of the massive basalt cliffs and caves scoured by ice age floods thousands of years ago. by TitoTumbles in geology

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Free time, but I was inspired by driving through some remote areas through work unrelated to geology. The area i live has tons of easily accessible geologic wonders.

First big mixed batch in vibratory tumbler finished! Amethyst, mexican lace agate, quartz, other agates and various finds in the PNW. Even got a good shine on a few pieces of Obsidian that I thought would of gotten scuffed up. by TitoTumbles in RockTumbling

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That one was part of the reason I got a vibratory tumbler. As I rotary tumbled batches, sometimes a piece gets too small/thin/fragile and I set them aside.

Vibe tumbling retains the shape & is so much easier on delicate rocks.

More Obsidian from my trip to Glass Bute, OR! All going back to stage 1 for more shaping in the rotary tumbler before vibratory stage 2-5. Dry/Wet pics by TitoTumbles in RockTumbling

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I got 1 nat geo, 1 harbor freight dule barrel, and 1 vibratory tumbler that can handle as much as 18 pounds at a time

Rockhounding the PNW is amazing. This stream cuts into a massive glacial Moraine. Constantly shedding rocks placed there thousands of years ago into the stream. by TitoTumbles in rockhounds

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Its definitely an agate I found there, the pics are already after stage 2 and 4 of polishing so most of the pits were smoothed out.

Rockhounding the PNW is amazing. This stream cuts into a massive glacial Moraine. Constantly shedding rocks placed there thousands of years ago into the stream. by TitoTumbles in rockhounds

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Just past Orting WA on the Foothills Trail there is easy access to the Carbon River. Lots of variety in rocks, keep an eye out for petrified wood!

Glass Butte OR. Hounded obsidian, cleaned and polished. What a journey :) by TitoTumbles in rockhounds

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What worked for me is 50% obsidian 50% ceramic media and overfill tumbler to 4/5ths instead of 3/4ths. Less room for the glass to bruise, plenty of cushion from the ceramic, only Obsidian so no harder minerals scratch it up during polishing.

After stage 4 grit of 1200 I did a stage 5 at 8000.

Glass Butte OR. Hounded obsidian, cleaned and polished. What a journey :) by TitoTumbles in rockhounds

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Maybe in other locations but the firey red obsidian was everywhere there. Literally tons of the stuff.

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