Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 3, 2015 22:26:10 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 3, 2015 23:13:24 GMT -5
Very nice. Turkish material?
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 3, 2015 23:22:02 GMT -5
Very nice. Turkish material? Yes, I bought quite a bit earlier this year and have been slowly working through it. It is fun stuff to slab
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Post by deb193redux on Jul 3, 2015 23:57:32 GMT -5
the colors are nice. the last slab should make the best cab.
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minerken
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Post by minerken on Jul 4, 2015 0:41:11 GMT -5
I have a couple chunks of stick from Turkey too, It seems to be kind of pitted not sure I'm going to like it for cabbing may have to fill it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2015 3:29:38 GMT -5
Sweet slabs. I have some tube agate that has not been filled in some of the tubes but I think filling them would be no problem. Jim
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Post by orrum on Jul 4, 2015 8:36:05 GMT -5
Wow I like em both!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 4, 2015 8:57:03 GMT -5
That material is wild!!!!
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Post by roy on Jul 4, 2015 11:09:09 GMT -5
nice looking slabs
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Post by snowmom on Jul 6, 2015 5:30:02 GMT -5
the colors and swirls make me think of moth's wings. Nature is always so much more beautiful than anything man made. Those are great slabs! Thanks for taking the time to show them to us.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 6, 2015 6:12:14 GMT -5
Gorgeous slabs, Roger! Is the Turkish pseudomorph material also called "Orpheus agate?"
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 6, 2015 13:56:22 GMT -5
Gorgeous slabs, Roger! Is the Turkish pseudomorph material also called "Orpheus agate?" Orpheus agates are from the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. The Turkish agates come from an area around Ankara Turkey. The two regions are ~500miles apart. They are reasonably close, but not the same. From what I see online, the Orpheus has a lot more green in it. The Turkish, at least what I am currently cutting, is more red & yellow with some hints of green.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 6, 2015 14:06:53 GMT -5
Thanks, Roger! Those you slabbed are stunning! Please check out xantokon's videos when you get a chance, and make sure you wear a bib before viewing. I have a couple of slabs of the Orpheus agate that I purchased from Mr. Daryl Blair.
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1nickthegreek
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Post by 1nickthegreek on Jul 7, 2015 2:24:56 GMT -5
Wow Roger, the Pseudo Morph is H O T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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