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Post by stoner on Nov 8, 2007 1:29:12 GMT -5
Well, sorry it took so long, but here are a few cabs from the material I collected at Burro Creek and the agate pile, along with a few special cabs that were given to me. A cool green jasper  I'm going to call this one Burro Creek Rootbeer Agate  This is the cab I worked up on the gas powered grinder at the campground. Somebody walked off with the rest of the nodule and I would like it back.  This is a piece of shattuckite I got from Jamie and Rodney's house and I cabbed it at the campground also.  Not a cab-YET-I found this slab of Carey Mt plume amongst the slabs that snowdog set out for everyone to take home. Thanks Dave!  Now for the special cabs. This first one is my first Beefjello cab and man, it's a beauty. This guy is a natural born cabber. Thanks Brian.  This one is a fire agate that Sheri had collected on a mountain near Jamie's house, cabbed it and presented it to me at Burro Creek as a thank you for helping her get started cabbing. This is no ordinary fire agate though. It has great color in it's fire layer which is exposed-something I've never seen before. If you look closely, you can see some fire covered by agate, and then the rest is exposed(the agate layer is missing) I told her this was something special and that she should keep it, but she insisted I take it. Thank you Sheri, you're too kind and I will treasure this cab always.  Another view  |
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fossilbrain
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Post by fossilbrain on Nov 8, 2007 3:04:33 GMT -5
Wow -- all stunning, but if I ever have to be stranded on a desert island with only one of your cabs, I'll take the last one. What a beaut.
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 8, 2007 7:45:36 GMT -5
Great cabs Ed! Looks like the gas powered cabbing machine worked just perfectly! That last one is really outta this world. Love that 1st dark green one too.
Steve
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Post by Titania on Nov 8, 2007 8:22:25 GMT -5
Wow, all of those are really awesome. I have a special place in my heart for fire agate, though, and that one is stunning.
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 8, 2007 9:39:29 GMT -5
If I wouldn't have seen the last two ones (yours and Beefjello's) I would have said I like most the green and the blue ones. But those last ones are completely special, each of them are one of a kind!
Adrian
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Post by stefan on Nov 8, 2007 9:47:45 GMT -5
amazing as usual- and that Fire Agate- Congrates on that one Sheri!!!
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 8, 2007 9:53:35 GMT -5
Fantastic bunch of cabs! Hard to even pick a favorite but that fire agate is pretty neat!. Ummm, on second thought that Pom Pom type agate is my definite favorite. Man that is one neat agate cab!..Mel
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Nov 8, 2007 10:19:03 GMT -5
WOW that fire agate is un-real very special indeed!!! Great job on all Ed.............Roger
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181lizard
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Post by 181lizard on Nov 8, 2007 13:49:50 GMT -5
What beautiful cabs Stoner!
That fire agate is primo and I'm REALLY impressed with Beefs cabs. I agreee he's a natural! (love the green!)
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Post by WyckedWyre on Nov 8, 2007 13:52:58 GMT -5
Very cool.
:)S
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Post by luv2hound on Nov 8, 2007 14:00:21 GMT -5
Wowzer! These are fabulous. Icant even pick a favorite.
~~Mitzi~~
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Post by Tweetiepy on Nov 8, 2007 15:30:57 GMT -5
The Beefjello cab looks a lot like the Hungarian stuff Zotika had! Beautiful The stucktite is beautiful too! Very breathtaking - and excellent job on the fire agate Excellent job on all of them - a drool warning would have been nice you know!  |
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 8, 2007 15:42:04 GMT -5
Personally I want them all. Can I have them? Just kidding. Every single one of them is breath taking.
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 8, 2007 16:17:59 GMT -5
those are all stunning, but i got to say that shattuckite is my favorite. for color and shape.
KD
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Nov 8, 2007 17:12:41 GMT -5
That shattuckite cab is one heck of a cab. Nice looking batch.
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Post by beefjello on Nov 8, 2007 19:00:10 GMT -5
Wow I love that green jasp.. you found that out there? Nice! Hey is the surface of it like the shattuckite cab (kinda triangular) or is it an illusion with that white stripe running through? Very nice either way. Man that sucks the rest of that one walked away! I'm sure it was accidental and when whoever has it realizes it they'll contact you. I'm glad you like the piepline cab ;D That lil fracture appeared while I was working it but luckily it stayed intact. Ooh the rootbeer looks great too.. and I can't wait to see the Carey Plume dressed up!
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Post by spikeict on Nov 8, 2007 20:25:09 GMT -5
Great stuff Ed, the master strikes again. Brians cab is unreal in color, and I have never seen a fire agate like that, great education.
Mark
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Post by raqy on Nov 8, 2007 23:36:34 GMT -5
They are all very pretty. Hard to pick a favorite.
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deedolce
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Post by deedolce on Nov 8, 2007 23:58:15 GMT -5
Beautiful, as always! Took you so long?! I still have a bunch of buckets in my front room! I can't believe you that someone walked away with that nodule! Let us know if it shows up; that was the find of the creekbed in my opinion!
Show us more, show us more!
~Dee
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Post by stoner on Nov 12, 2007 12:22:53 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. That fire agate is just one of the coolest pieces I've ever seen, definitely a rare find. Brian, I found the green one on the first day up in the agate field. I found a few more like it too. I'm going to wait until I get my FRB's before I put out an APB on that agate nodule, but I don't remember packing it. Oh, and yes, the shattuckite does come to a point rather than the usual dome on the face of the cab. Something I've been experimenting with lately.
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