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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 6, 2021 19:37:57 GMT -5
Hi All Still finishing cabs from the preform pile. I don't believe there is actually a bottom to it. And if there is, I'll start to work on the "slabs with preforms marked pile" to get it built back up....hehe. To be honest, I always cherry pick a recent slab or two to cut and cab to keep things interesting, so all of these have not been lying around forever....mostly. San Carlos Moss Agate, Mexico San Carlos Moss Agate, Mex by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr A couple of green moss with gold, Needle Peak, Texas Gold plumes & green moss, Needle Peak, Texas, by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Green and gold moss, Needle Peak, Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Red Falcon Jasper, Nevada I left the little natural gap in the cab. not sure if it was the right thing to do or not... Red Falcon Jasper, Nevada by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Parcelas Purple Passion Agate, Mexico Parcelas Purle Passion Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr An unknown yellow stone with psilomelane. Black and greasy to work. The yellow is soft. Psilomelane in UNK by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Quetzal Agate, Mexico Quetzal Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Green Moss with bubbles from the Cady Mountains. Found just a couple pieces of this years ago. Finally cabbed some. Cady Mtns bubbly green moss by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Sonora Plume Agate, Mexico Two orientations. Not sure which is better. Sonora Plume Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Sonora Plume Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Arizona Mossy Chrysocolla. I've had this slab for years and I finally remembered to hxtal it up. Too brittle to work otherwise. Very vuggy with some druzy pockets. Chrysocholla Moss, Arizona by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr All for now. Hope you enjoy. Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 6, 2021 19:06:34 GMT -5
Happy Birthday!!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 5, 2021 20:00:06 GMT -5
I would say that it is more of a flowergarden than a true plume agate. No stalks on the plumes, just the flowerheads. So.... there are several possibilities, none of them in Oregon, although I bet there are some deposits somewhere in Oregon that fit this.....Maybe out around Borthwick Ranch. Some of the plumes from there look like West Texas, so it's possible. That being said, this looks like West Texas (Walker Ranch or thereabouts), Northern Mexico (Sonora), or the Cady Mountains in So Cal. The black exterior is interesting. The interior green with the red flowergarden is not really limited to one geographic spot, but it is screaming Christmas Agate from the Cadys. That would be my guess, with Texas and Mexico as back-ups. I'm tagging Mel Sabre52 on this because he's a true expert. Craig Craig, thanks for taking the time to post all this! I just learned something! I didn't know the difference between plumes and flowerheads! I just googled the Christmas Agate (aka Picket Plume) from Cady Mountains and I do see some similarities... Yeah, I'm pretty sure that all Christmas agate from the Cady mountains is not directly from the picket plume deposit, but the Picket Plume is certainly Christmas tree agate. So many things in the Cady Mountains that the names get in the way sometimes. There's plenty of Christmas agate that has no plumes at all, just moss, or a combination of both, or flower garden with moss. Tim George has a fantastic collection of Cady Mountains agates...plumes, moss, everything imaginable, many of which he discovered, that he posts on Facebook. Very droolworthy...
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 5, 2021 18:48:47 GMT -5
Excellent Cabs!!! The Shell Canyon is new to me as well.
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 5, 2021 18:44:26 GMT -5
Those are all outstanding!!! Nailed every one of them!
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 5, 2021 18:15:31 GMT -5
I'm tagging socalagatehound to see if he might know. He's cut more plume agates than anyone I know of. I would say that it is more of a flowergarden than a true plume agate. No stalks on the plumes, just the flowerheads. So.... there are several possibilities, none of them in Oregon, although I bet there are some deposits somewhere in Oregon that fit this.....Maybe out around Borthwick Ranch. Some of the plumes from there look like West Texas, so it's possible. That being said, this looks like West Texas (Walker Ranch or thereabouts), Northern Mexico (Sonora), or the Cady Mountains in So Cal. The black exterior is interesting. The interior green with the red flowergarden is not really limited to one geographic spot, but it is screaming Christmas Agate from the Cadys. That would be my guess, with Texas and Mexico as back-ups. I'm tagging Mel Sabre52 on this because he's a true expert. Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 25, 2021 16:53:06 GMT -5
Very cool!!! Love it!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 19, 2021 14:09:18 GMT -5
Man, the red on black Thunderegg is astounding!! It's really intense.
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 19, 2021 14:08:21 GMT -5
Craig, thanks for posting these!!! Those are three stunning slabs. The Needle Peak and the Stinkwater would make some amazing cabs...that Thunderegg is stunning as a specimen slab. It's been a while since I cut any new slabs. My friend Steve has been cutting some beautiful stuff so I had to get on it. Started out pretty well. Those will be cabbed eventually. If the Priday was red/black all the way across, I probably wouldn't cab it, but the surrounding moss isn't special. On the Stinkingwater, there are vugs and the plumes are just tight enough together to give me some design issues. Might leave it whole , but I love the challenge.
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 19, 2021 13:54:06 GMT -5
I sure don't see anything that would rule AZ Agate Mine out. Lots of variety in what came from there since Tiffany mined there 90-100 years ago.
That looks similar (inside and out) to some of what we've had.
I guess it's better to still call it a mystery.... Thanks for the help. This one is so genericly plumey..lol.
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 17, 2021 23:42:54 GMT -5
socalagatehound - You said the mystery cab was from a large chunk. Did it have any rind on it? If so, what did it look like? That might be a good one for the ID board.
Sorry It took me awhile to post these. Time flies when you're having fun (not really that much fun until lockdown is over, but it was the only excuse I could think of....). Here are pictures of the heel of that plume. The rind... I suspect not much help....
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 17, 2021 23:36:46 GMT -5
Hi all.... Three recent cuts from rough I've been meaning to get in the saw. I thought they all were post-able. Needle peak. Scenic with plumes and moss. From a broken nodule I picked out of the buckets at Richardson's Ranch in 2019. The black behind the red is natural coloration. Stinkingwater collected on that same 2019 trip. Going back there soon. All for now and Thanks for looking! Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 11, 2021 21:28:26 GMT -5
Happy Birthday!!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 9, 2021 23:59:40 GMT -5
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 9, 2021 0:29:24 GMT -5
Mic drop!!! Killer cabs all!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 4, 2021 19:24:45 GMT -5
socalagatehound Here's the ones I was thinking about that were just pulled out of Polish and before the burnishing run. It's close to your mystery plume, not quite. IMG_2618 by Findrocks, on Flickr It was from a rough biscuit shaped rock. As to where it's from, pretty sure it's not Woodward/Walker. As best I can remember it's out of a bucket of Lajitas Mesa(east) material. There was a lot of different material from the east side of the mesa, not a high quantity area, but lots of different types scattered about the slopes and washes. Un-fortunately 3 or 4 sections of the land was given to the Big Bend State Park, end of collecting. Keeping rocks separated and identified is one problem I have when over the last 3 years I have purchased several tons of material from an old rockhound friend. Henry Pretty cabs and plumes, but, like you said, not an exact match. Once I cut something, slabs are all seperated into bins as to origin, except maybe some of the Mexican stuff that wasn't labeled when I got it but was too purdy to pass up. Rock piles are seperated too, mostly, but sometimes things roll...lol! Thanks for looking!
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 4, 2021 19:19:42 GMT -5
socalagatehound - You said the mystery cab was from a large chunk. Did it have any rind on it? If so, what did it look like?
That might be a good one for the ID board.
I'll pull out the slabs, line then up and look. I don't remember a rind. I slabbed the whole rock I think. Maybe a heel left with intact rind. I'll get back to you on that.
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 3, 2021 0:58:55 GMT -5
That's very nice! Looks like some Rocky Butte I have. Right down the road from Owyhee. Some of the old RBJ had those hills in that color jasper with the dendrites. Very cool wrap! Remember that Owyhee is also a catch-all term for multiple mines in the Owhyhees And there are a bunch of them!
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 3, 2021 0:51:02 GMT -5
Those look exactly like what I would expect from the Arizona Agate Mine, but not a bit like the Mystery Plume..lol. I really didn't think there was much chance that was what it was. Thank Vince for digging them out. The search goes on....
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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 2, 2021 20:54:04 GMT -5
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