dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by dshanpnw on Jul 13, 2024 10:38:39 GMT -5
The photos are great and you can compare your specimens with them. It tells you a story about where they come from, how they were discovered, how they got their name, and a little about the mine and owners. If you have Dryhead agates then you might want this book.
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 13, 2024 13:53:17 GMT -5
It has definitive Dryhead Pattern. The white threw me off. I typically see color bands, druse and dark matrix. This one was from my wife's collection. I really like it because it incorporates the druse with a natural appearance.  |
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Post by cabby on Jul 13, 2024 14:56:23 GMT -5
It has definitive Dryhead Pattern. The white threw me off. I typically see color bands, druse and dark matrix. This one was from my wife's collection. I really like it because it incorporates the druse with a natural appearance. I really like that idea! A lot of the “pieces” I have would look better displayed as specimens than being ground away for cabbing. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 17:51:01 GMT -5
gemfeller - Rick...it's funny...my first thought was it looked like Dryhead because of the tones in the fortification colors...then instantly I thought it couldn't be as there's way too much going on in there to be "just" a Dryhead! LOL That cab is amazing! It has SO much going on in it. The white "border" around the normal fortification areas is the icing on the cake!! GORE-JUSS!!
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 15, 2024 16:02:51 GMT -5
Wow! Very nice cab. I had the opportunity to dig at the Dryhead site many years ago and it was both my hardest and most interesting dig ever. Those multi- fortification examples seemed to be more often found near the top of the agate nodule layer and often were very druzy and almost without matrix. About four to six feet down in the limestone was another layer of regular nodules with the nice dark chocolate matrix that mostly had single centers. Owner's machines were broken down at the time and no undercutting was allowed so all limestone overburden had to be removed by hand. The fee was for a 24 hour dig and it stayed light almost as long as when I was fishing in Alaska in the spring and we had a severe lighting storm the entire time. Really hard work and the agates were very spotty. The guys right next to me found a couple hundred pounds while my hole yielded about a quarter of that, but it was still very exciting, and I had the time of my life.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Jul 16, 2024 0:12:47 GMT -5
Wow! Very nice cab. I had the opportunity to dig at the Dryhead site many years ago and it was both my hardest and most interesting dig ever. Those multi- fortification examples seemed to be more often found near the top of the agate nodule layer and often were very druzy and almost without matrix. About four to six feet down in the limestone was another layer of regular nodules with the nice dark chocolate matrix that mostly had single centers. Owner's machines were broken down at the time and no undercutting was allowed so all limestone overburden had to be removed by hand. The fee was for a 24 hour dig and it stayed light almost as long as when I was fishing in Alaska in the spring and we had a severe lighting storm the entire time. Really hard work and the agates were very spotty. The guys right next to me found a couple hundred pounds while my hole yielded about a quarter of that, but it was still very exciting, and I had the time of my life. Lucky you! Thanks for the nice words on the cab. I suspect my stone was still around because as a slab it didn't look like much. I must have tossed back into the box in favor of a stone that looked more promising. I ran across it recently and it still didn't look like much but I decided to give it a try anyhow. As I started cutting it began to look more and more interesting until I reached the "Oh, wow!" point. I got excited and was happy it finished out nicely. Glad you had such a memorable trip to Dryhead. I've had a few moments like that and they're always wonderful to remember and savor. |
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