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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 28, 2024 19:59:01 GMT -5
Nice one jasoninsd! That is definitely a low dome! Thanks my friend!  Gorgeous cab Alex! Looks like Marcasite Plume Agate to me... |
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 28, 2024 23:32:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip. I looked that up and I reckon you're right 👍👍
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Jan 29, 2024 13:25:14 GMT -5
Im falling short. Weather and waiting on supplies has put me in a terrible place. Tried to cut a cab this weekend and it turned out like complete ass. Going to try to get something pulled out last minute. This has not been a good month for me all around
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 29, 2024 13:29:52 GMT -5
Wow these are very nice entries!
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orneryboi
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Post by orneryboi on Jan 29, 2024 16:50:13 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 29, 2024 20:44:53 GMT -5
orneryboi - That's really cool looking material! I had to look up Challis Plume Agate! I would have bet anything that was a tube agate! Nice job!
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orneryboi
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by orneryboi on Jan 30, 2024 10:53:39 GMT -5
orneryboi - That's really cool looking material! I had to look up Challis Plume Agate! I would have bet anything that was a tube agate! Nice job! Thank you, Jason! Stoked it worked out! Edit: I don't think this is plume agate.. from what I understand it's sagenite in blue agate. Shalom 🙏 |
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goldfinder
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Post by goldfinder on Jan 31, 2024 13:58:54 GMT -5
Great theme and excellent entries thus far! I went through slabs and cut some moss, plume and things that I thought would look neat back lit, but were.... pretty unimpressive lol. Finding something that looked cool back lit was more challenging than I expected. I was already slabbing some of this Laguna lace agate that I got a bunch of for a great deal in Quartzsite. Surprisingly, when I checked a slab, it looked pretty cool back lit. I think the parallax banding, with alternating clear/colored bands, help to make it more translucent. I wanted to try something a bit different than what was already entered thus far. It's a pretty large cab and is just a bit under 3". Here's a size reference picture with a dime.  Contest picture  Taking a decent back lit picture was almost more of a challenge than cutting the cab lol. Back lit  Side view  I almost forgot the pic of the rough preform before cutting the cab.  Good luck everyone, I'm looking forward to seeing a few more entries before the contest closes! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2024 14:03:20 GMT -5
goldfinder - That is one seriously SEXY cab!! Gorgeous!!
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goldfinder
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Post by goldfinder on Jan 31, 2024 14:24:28 GMT -5
goldfinder - That is one seriously SEXY cab!! Gorgeous!! Thanks Jason! You already knocked it outta the park with that iris cab, that one is really stunning! |
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Post by pebblesky on Jan 31, 2024 14:37:30 GMT -5
The big Laguna lace cab is amazing!
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Post by victor1941 on Jan 31, 2024 15:05:27 GMT -5
Goldfinder, that is an extra special cab. I also try not to duplicate other entries because I like to see a variety of materials that meet the contest requirements.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jan 31, 2024 16:54:26 GMT -5
Some nice looking stuff this time, wish I could participate.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 31, 2024 18:25:03 GMT -5
Some nice entries this month! Beautiful cab opalpyrexia. Count me as another who'd not heard of that material. Very nice victor1941. I just love Montana and that's a particularly nice piece. Wow jasoninsd. I should have known someone would break out some iris. Very impressive cab. The rough slab didn't look like much but you did the perfect shape. Another beauty agatewhisperer. I love marcasite when you can get past the undercutting, sweet cab! orneryboi another great cab from a material I was unfamiliar with. Different because the rough looks like a sagenite spray but I would have never guessed that from the finished cab. It looks like tube agate which I also love. goldfinder, glad your purchase is working out for you. I love Mexican Agate, Laguna is one of my favorites, and that's a stellar piece. Beautiful big cab! |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 31, 2024 21:49:11 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2024 22:11:03 GMT -5
rockbrain - Not gonna lie...my jaw dropped when I saw that backlit shot! Wowzers! I see a surreal landscape in the non-backlit shot. Amazing cab bro!!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Jan 31, 2024 22:27:28 GMT -5
Thanks jasoninsd! I didn't think that would be the one that would make the cut but I just loved the backlit shot. |
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Jan 31, 2024 22:38:25 GMT -5
That’s some of the original graveyard. Don’t see a lot of that style in circulation nowadays
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Post by taylor on Jan 31, 2024 23:38:15 GMT -5
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 1, 2024 1:41:57 GMT -5
rockbrain pretty sure that is regency rose from GYP. That is a nice example.
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