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Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« on: June 14, 2008, 10:44:50 pm »
Today Tammy and I took a two or three hour break from picking up brush on our land to go for a quad ride and a hunt. A hunt for Pudding Stones. Something rather unique to Northern Michigan.  We had some pretty good luck. We found several average ones and a few good ones.  Here are a few pictures from our bounty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2008, 10:52:19 pm »
Who's the skinny guy with the dog?


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Oh, what do you do with a pudding stone once you've captured it?
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2008, 10:58:51 pm »
Quote from: Dave Shepard on June 14, 2008, 10:52:19 pm

Oh, what do you do with a pudding stone once you've captured it?

Skin it and eat it...
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2008, 11:02:47 pm »
 ::)  :)


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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2008, 11:13:47 pm »
Cool.  What are the 'raisins' made of?  I wanted to be a geologist before I found out that trees were easier to find in South GA than rocks.
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2008, 11:33:13 pm »
Jasper and Quartz :)
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2008, 11:51:29 pm »
Any chance I might be able to find one of those when I visit the U.P. after the Piggy Roast ???
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2008, 12:15:56 am »
I would say there is an excellent chance. :)
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2008, 12:30:58 am »
 8) 8) 8) I can't wait!!!
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2008, 07:37:11 am »
Looking good Jeff, the stones too! :D :D
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2008, 08:44:59 am »
 So ........... Ya collecting to make a fireplace . ???
 They look good . Real nice .    8)
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2008, 10:30:01 am »
Yeah, jasper is a multi-colored (mottled-yellow-red-green) form of Chalcedony quartz. The reds in that stone of Jeff's are from the iron in the quartz and generally they call it "carnelian" chalcedony.  There are many forms of chalcedony quartz and are used in cameos. The top jasper is found in California, Arkansas and Texas. Banded colors form an "agate" form of chalcedony quartz and is found in many areas of the US.

No, I didn't know or have any recollection of the info above I had to look it up. Don't call me an expert.  :D

I have seen a lot of jasper in cameos though and I'm sure others have seen it also in cameos or just simply polished.  ;)
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2008, 12:18:54 pm »
Quote from: isawlogs on June 15, 2008, 08:44:59 am
So ........... Ya collecting to make a fireplace . ???
 They look good . Real nice .    8)

Come on Jeff...........now that you got dem, where are you pudding dem ???
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2008, 12:31:43 pm »
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Looks like a cement truck emptied the rest of his load on your land. ::)

Very interesting, what is binding them together-- limestone? I will have to find some at the next P.R.

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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2008, 08:01:26 pm »

 Anuder top secret mishun.
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2008, 09:17:20 pm »
no secret.  No real plans. Been struggling to get on line long enough to post today.  Tammy is back home and I'm still here piling brush. Pete will come get me this week.  I did go find  3 more pudding stones today for a break. :)
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2008, 09:31:20 pm »

 I still beleive that they would make a great looking fire place  ;)

  We got power back last night , the crew left hre it was dark .. there where a bunch of trees on the line . One limb that was at least four inches across is almost burnt through . There was a lot of smoke and some flames before the breaker at the other end of the line cut the power off .
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2008, 09:59:20 pm »
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Re: Hunting the elusive Michigan Pudding stone
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2008, 06:05:07 am »
Sure looks like it with those rounded quartz stones embedded into it. I would think it's bound by silicates and calcites. Got some HCL handy? ;D
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