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  1. 10-22-2012, 03:03 PM #1
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    Holy crap Jeremy......
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    Quote Originally Posted by ironsidegnr View Post
    Holy crap Jeremy......
    DON'T JUDGE ME MATT!
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    Shale is a purely sedimentary rock. Shale and slate are similar because slate is shale that has gone through the metamorphism process.
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    I have already found a few slate slabs that look quite nice and slurry like a beast. I immediately noticed that the slurry was MUD like, which makes sense. I'm not sure I'd attempt using that on a blade but the quartz, iron oxide content can apparently be quite high in these rocks, which is what we want, right?
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    Good luck in your search! Very adventurous. If I had thought about it when I was living there I might have done the same thing.
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    The good thing about rock hunting is they can't run very fast...
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    Good luck!!


    I might do the same thing this fall in my area, if I can get there before it snows
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wintchase View Post
    The good thing about rock hunting is they can't run very fast...
    You've never worked on a rock face or overhang and had a ton of rocks come down especially on a grade. I can attest from personal experience rocks can run very fast, faster than you.
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