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Post by fernwood on Nov 9, 2018 7:26:40 GMT -5
No, not Thundereggs. Was given these by a friend. She thought I might be able to slice them. Any ideas on the type of agate? The blue one looks to be a color enhanced/dyed material. That one had a made in China tag. The other was made in Mexico. The first two photos are a little washed out, but the third is true color on the blue. How hard would it be to slice them into preform cabs? They are the size of large goose eggs. Thanks. 1 eggs 2 eggs 3 eggs
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 9, 2018 8:47:25 GMT -5
Shouldn't be hard to slice them at all.
The brownish one looks like onyx to me. Can't help on the blue one. Pretty, color though.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 9, 2018 9:09:47 GMT -5
Considering Mexico origin, I was thinking agate or Onyx. My kitchen counters are Onyx and it kind of reminded me of that. Thanks.
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Post by woodman on Nov 9, 2018 10:26:44 GMT -5
Plenty of material around to slice, I would keep them as they are.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 9, 2018 10:49:20 GMT -5
woodman Why would you keep them? I did not think they were that special. Are they more than I thought?
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 9, 2018 11:07:31 GMT -5
I'm with Woodman on this thought...... These are made up already into art, why ruin them, by cutting... Takes many hours to construct an egg from rough material.... If anything, use them as trading material for something you really want.... Thumbs up Plus "blue" agate is not as common as most agates out there....
Those are really nice, as is.... My opinion of course..
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Post by MsAli on Nov 9, 2018 11:13:11 GMT -5
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Post by agatemaggot on Nov 9, 2018 11:28:25 GMT -5
Plenty of material out there to cut, leave as is for future trading, sale or display !
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Post by fernwood on Nov 9, 2018 11:32:54 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. Guess they will remain as is. I might make a display stand for them. Then use to display k=jewelry at shows on them.
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Post by woodman on Nov 9, 2018 13:38:52 GMT -5
woodman Why would you keep them? I did not think they were that special. Are they more than I thought? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You can always cut them later, but once cut, they are gone forever. I got pieces of Petrified wood that I would not cut either.
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Post by pauls on Nov 9, 2018 18:01:44 GMT -5
I wouldn't cut the blue one, possibly dyed and only blue skin deep.
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Post by Peruano on Nov 9, 2018 18:16:48 GMT -5
Whatever you do, warm them up before you put them under the hen. Cold shock can be frightening for a would-be mother hen. I agree, the blue may be dyed and thus only skin deep. I've cut jade massage stones and no bad things happened to me, but they did have fractures that kept me from getting exact cross sections. So maybe there was some bad karma involved.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 10, 2018 5:37:39 GMT -5
Whatever you do, warm them up before you put them under the hen. Cold shock can be frightening for a would-be mother hen. I agree, the blue may be dyed and thus only skin deep. I've cut jade massage stones and no bad things happened to me, but they did have fractures that kept me from getting exact cross sections. So maybe there was some bad karma involved. When my friend showed me these, she asked what could be done with them. My first response was put them under a chicken, lol. Since I do not have any chickens at the moment, figured I better find something else to do with them. BTW, for those who have never raised chickens, sometimes laying hens are a little reluctant to lay. We put plastic Easter eggs in some nests to stimulate them into laying. Worked every time.
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