lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 11, 2024 20:48:01 GMT -5
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Post by chris1956 on Oct 11, 2024 20:51:00 GMT -5
Those look great!
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 11, 2024 21:06:29 GMT -5
Ok, I was gonna edit in another couple photos of another one of the coyamito pseudomorphs that came in the lot but the sites being funky (or more probably I just don't what I'm doing). This is still considered "cabbing/tumbling" rough which seems like a bad joke cuz I'm not sure where to cut it and id never put this one in a tumbler. It is super cool in its rough state. I just wish I could see what the crystals that were stuck in it looked like!!    Finally, I don't have it here at home (took the rough to my workshop) but neither the African bloodstone or the Argentinian banded plume agates have photos so I gambled ordering them. All I can say is that the Argentinian banded plume agate is REALLY nice looking material. I think it may also be called Patagonia agate through other sources. Highly recommended, my 1lb lot was a single nodule weighing about 1.25lb and has nice pink banding and a little moss/plumes at the edges. The African bloodstone is nice as well, it has silver metallic flecks in it and some red/white/green sections. Don't hesitate to order, its all good stuff. The 1970's malawi didn't seem quite as high grade as the stuff I got a year ago but I have a feeling I just got a really nice piece that time. Still good quality. I looked at getting the baby coyamitos but the scale in the photo seems that they are very small (pea gravel) size. Might make for some good (expensive) tumbler fill but not for me. As always, thanks for looking  |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Oct 11, 2024 21:45:56 GMT -5
These are cool, thanks for sharing
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 11, 2024 22:19:22 GMT -5
Dig the stick agate! :-)
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 12, 2024 15:09:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know what kind of crystals would have been trapped in the second stone? Definitely hexagonal, my guess would be quartz. I'd love to see them. Better yet would be to get one of these agates still with crystals attached. I'm guessing they came out millions of years ago.
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2024 15:27:51 GMT -5
Holy Bejeeberz! This one looks like it'll make a SICK cab!  Thanks for the info on the materials!! |
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 17, 2024 21:40:56 GMT -5
jasoninsd I cabbed that piece you tagged. It was one of the end cuts so I had to grind more of it away than I woulda liked but I am super happy with the results. I love orange agates...right in time for pumpkin season  And about sources for materials, I used to go back and forth between keeping my sources to myself but I've more recently decided to tell all I know, the more lapidaries means more pictures to look at  Next season I hope to start making trades of the wisconsin moonstone for stuff other folks collect. I probably have around 200 lbs of it right now but it is just one recycling bin full, I feel like thats not too much!!
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 17, 2024 22:21:24 GMT -5
lapidary1234 - THAT CAB IS INSANELY GORGEOUS!! Great job on that one!! Yeah...I have a bunch of Prairie Agates...like crates full...but it's still not enough...so I understand your dilemma about your Moonstone! LOL
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Oct 17, 2024 22:23:02 GMT -5
Wow. I didn't expect that to be inside after only seeing the first picture. Cool stuff!
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 26, 2024 21:56:43 GMT -5
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 26, 2024 22:03:19 GMT -5
lapidary1234 That cab and the two polished sections are gorgeous! Really, really nice!
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hypodactylus
spending too much on rocks
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Post by hypodactylus on Oct 26, 2024 22:40:09 GMT -5
Very nice!
What do the "cherry orchard" African bloodstone and Argentinian banded plume agate look like?
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 26, 2024 23:09:53 GMT -5
Gorgeous cut!
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
Posts: 325
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Post by lapidary1234 on Oct 27, 2024 19:55:22 GMT -5
Very nice! What do the "cherry orchard" African bloodstone and Argentinian banded plume agate look like? I will try and take a picture of them next time I get to my shop. I've been putting it off because I know I need to shut everything down for winter  |
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Post by 1dave on Nov 2, 2024 12:13:27 GMT -5
Insanely interesting material!
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ThomasT
has rocks in the head
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Post by ThomasT on Nov 2, 2024 22:39:03 GMT -5
lapidary1234 I can see why its pricey material... and you did beautiful work on the cab.
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Nov 20, 2024 11:42:35 GMT -5
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hypodactylus
spending too much on rocks
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Post by hypodactylus on Nov 20, 2024 13:21:43 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing! The bloodstone looks like it has a bit of variety.
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