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Post by gemfeller on Jan 28, 2019 14:50:56 GMT -5
I was looking through some old boxes and ran across a slab of Apache Agate from Mexico. You don't see this quality much any more -- at least I haven't. This one dates from a purchase I made long ago and I'd forgotten about it. The shape of the cab was dictated by fractures and my desire to keep the pattern as complete as possible. It features a very low highly polished dome and polished back. Big stone, measures about 35 by 48 mm., longest dimensions.
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Post by romo on Jan 28, 2019 14:53:51 GMT -5
Stunning!
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Post by lpl on Jan 28, 2019 16:29:08 GMT -5
That's very nice!
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Post by aDave on Jan 28, 2019 16:35:47 GMT -5
Nice work Rick. Looks great!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 28, 2019 17:12:35 GMT -5
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing- I don't think I have ever seen it before. Looks a lot like dyhead or teepee.
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Post by gemfeller on Jan 28, 2019 18:38:17 GMT -5
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing- I don't think I have ever seen it before. Looks a lot like dyhead or teepee. Gene Mueller from the Gem Shop, Inc. did a dig there not long ago but he didn't come up with this quality -- at least not that I've seen. He has some lower end rough in stock. Most of the good rough I know of was only available a long time ago. Some of the banded types equal the best of Mexican agates.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 28, 2019 21:50:58 GMT -5
That's a beauty, Rick! It really does resemble Dryhead or TeePee agate.
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Post by stephan on Jan 28, 2019 22:06:00 GMT -5
That's a beauty, Rick! It really does resemble Dryhead or TeePee agate. I’ll second that!
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Post by Starguy on Jan 28, 2019 22:28:09 GMT -5
gemfeller . hummingbirdstones. It definitely has dryhead colors. Hard to tell from the picture but did the quartzy parts polish well?
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Post by gemfeller on Jan 28, 2019 23:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by gemfeller on Jan 28, 2019 23:44:01 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 28, 2019 23:44:37 GMT -5
I wasn't doubting your ID at all. I was just commenting on the similarity in the pattern. I'd never heard of this agate before.
Looked at those images. There are some in the Gem Shops gallery that are amazing:
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Post by stephan on Jan 28, 2019 23:48:59 GMT -5
I wasn't doubting the ID, just noting the resemblance.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 28, 2019 23:56:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I know better than to doubt you.
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Post by Starguy on Jan 29, 2019 12:03:32 GMT -5
I wasn’t doubting either. Just noting the resemblance. gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Jan 29, 2019 16:44:16 GMT -5
Easy folks, no worries. But after 4 consecutive posts comparing my Apache cab to Dryhead I thought some clarification was needed, especially since Apache is not well known. I hope Gene Mueller digs more of it soon -- he seems to have the inside track on most of the major Mexican agate localities. I'd like to add more to my collection.
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