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Post by driftwood on Jan 22, 2006 17:46:48 GMT -5
Polished cabs
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Feb 16, 2006 2:30:45 GMT -5
Wow Nephrite, That is very pretty fire agate Thanks for this mouthwatering picture.
Jack
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 16, 2006 15:45:21 GMT -5
wow! i don't think i've ever seen Fire Agate that nice before, WEL DONE, Neph! KD
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 16, 2006 20:08:06 GMT -5
That is amazing! *drooling & salivating* WOW! those are beautiful!
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Post by akansan on Feb 16, 2006 20:10:44 GMT -5
Now that's a gorgeous set of rocks!
Is the rock typically solid all the way through? It looks like the "bubbles" are hollow. I'd be so worried about sticking my finger in a bubble and breaking the rock...
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Post by driftwood on Feb 17, 2006 2:35:16 GMT -5
I found these at a local rock shop that was going out of business. I got them for a buck a piece. The cabs are solid all the way through, the bubbles are in the interior of the rock. Thanks to Baz for introducing them on this website I am now going to hunt for these ! Tony
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drupe
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Post by drupe on Feb 17, 2006 10:48:06 GMT -5
Tony
Spectacular! No other word for those Fire Agate Cabs.
Pete
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stoneshine
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Post by stoneshine on Feb 18, 2006 17:47:35 GMT -5
those bubbles are trying to hipnotise me. they are telling me to go buy some fire agate. pretty cabs, nephrite! bob
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Post by gemkoi on Feb 26, 2006 21:04:07 GMT -5
Classic Deer Creek preform i did this winter, still needs further carving work and a polish.
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Post by driftwood on Feb 26, 2006 23:31:59 GMT -5
Gemkoi, Let me know when you sell that piece.
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Post by gemkoi on Feb 27, 2006 12:57:56 GMT -5
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 27, 2006 20:13:58 GMT -5
What happens if you break one of them color bubbles?
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Post by gemkoi on Feb 27, 2006 22:20:32 GMT -5
Thats the trick with Fire agates, and why they are the only Non-mass-produced-agate, in a cabochon sence.
The best Fire agates will always be carved, so follow the bubbles, and when cut proper can and do rival Diamonds in carat prices.
There always a chance that the Fire layer is deep, but the only way you know for sure, is by cutting to far, so you can see were the fire is lost.
When it is lost, espcially when you try to "cab" or dome a top to the fire. the result is "edge fire"> Which can be like a ring of color on the outer edges of a bubble.
Most if not 95% of fire agate cabs on the market are like this. Through becasue of how fire agate forms, you can always end up with a small field of color in which the bubbles dont turn to rings. BUt is a small field compared to the finished stone. usually 1/3 or less of actaul fire coming through to the nake eye without straining to see it all.
From my ecperince working fire agates, use all machines you got. And that included the most important machine any lapidary has, Patenice.
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Post by sandsman1 on Mar 8, 2006 12:52:10 GMT -5
man you guys have some great fire agate there
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cleo12797
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Post by cleo12797 on Apr 16, 2007 15:05:40 GMT -5
That is gorgeous fire agate! I manage a beadstore (we specialize in semi-precious) and we have a lot of rocks and fossils as well. We have fire agate beads but they have an almost snake-skin like appearance. Is this actually fire agate or is it something else? I would post photos but it is so hard to take decent photos because of the glare caused by the polish.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2007 5:21:46 GMT -5
Hi Cleo, These are real fire agate cabs. The bottoms on these are flat. I bought these several years ago in Mountain View, California at a rock shop called "Gems Galore". I went by there a few weeks ago and the still had some left. I am sure the could ship them out to you if you were interested in purchasing them. Hope this helps & welcome to the forum.
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Post by freeform on Apr 17, 2007 12:13:40 GMT -5
Yup, Tonies Fire agates are the real deal there. Cleo, the ones you are referring to seeing are called "crab fire agate" Here is a link that shows what i believe you are talking about. scroll down below the purple rock. freeformcabs.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=573These are not real fire agates. but a agate that is in higgh debate in the trade as two what casues the pattern. So far the debate stands that the pattern is created by man influcened heating of the polish stone. Or heating, then dying of the stone. No one is really sure becasue these rocks are coming out of Indonesia, and no rough is being brought to the market. Which is odd unless the stone is being influcned by man. If you go over to ganoksin.com, you find some more info about if this material is man influenced. heres a serach link to ganoksins; www.ganoksin.com/search/search.cgi?nocpp=1&Realm=All&Match=1&submit2=Search&Terms=crab%20fire%20agate
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rockinmom
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Post by rockinmom on Apr 18, 2007 18:11:58 GMT -5
Those are pretty amazing. I love them.. I have never seen Fire Agate before. Tammy
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