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Post by stoner on Apr 21, 2008 8:15:13 GMT -5
Here's 12 more cabs to start off the week. Amazonite  Royal Velvet Obsidian  Condor agate  Another Condor agate. Those horizontal lines are inside the stone, not scratches. I kept trying to sand them off, but the cab just kept getting thinner!   backlit  Red Moss  Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, even though it doesn't look like it. The back side of the cab has the yellow orbs, but I thought this side looked pretty unique.  Chrysocolla  Jasper, need an ID on this. The fractures are healed and filled with something black. You can see how the rock broke, shifted slightly, then filled in the fracture.  Brazilian agate  Upside down  backlit  Red Horn Coral  Ocean Jasper  Unknown Plume agate  backlit  Thanks for looking. |
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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 21, 2008 8:35:54 GMT -5
breathtaking array of shapes and colors, i think the chrysocolla is my fav. or maybe that brazilian.....or....ok, i like them all.
KD
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 21, 2008 8:50:57 GMT -5
The red jasper with healed fracture takes my vote. Awesome!
Adrian
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Post by fishenman on Apr 21, 2008 8:54:37 GMT -5
Very nice cabs. Great shapes and fantastic material. I like all of them and the O.J. the best.
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holdemplyer
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Post by holdemplyer on Apr 21, 2008 9:04:42 GMT -5
love the Brazilian
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 21, 2008 15:33:16 GMT -5
I like the unknown plume agate the best, looks like there's life inside!  |
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Post by MrP on Apr 21, 2008 18:21:29 GMT -5
Sure like that plume.
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Apr 21, 2008 19:42:11 GMT -5
again with the stunning cabs!! That condor is sweet!
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 21, 2008 20:12:38 GMT -5
Very nice composition of the Brazilian. Royal velvet stands out too. What was the source on that?
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one80mike
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Post by one80mike on Apr 21, 2008 20:17:06 GMT -5
The Royal Velvet, the Brazilian, the Ocean Jasper, the Chrysocolla and the Plume...can I pick that many as my favs?
Great work, mate.
Mike
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beaddot
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Post by beaddot on Apr 21, 2008 20:29:36 GMT -5
The condor and brazilian agates are gorgeous!!!
Dot
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Apr 21, 2008 20:39:26 GMT -5
Boy oh Boy Ed! What a wonderful assortment of goodies there. Hard to just pick ONE fav..but I think I like the Condors and definitley the Brazilian bestest. Although the unknown Plume and OJ are right behind.
Steve
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Post by Titania on Apr 22, 2008 7:56:02 GMT -5
Man...*re-hinges jaw*...those are outstanding!!!! That yellow condor is gorgeous! My other favorite would have to be that Brazilian!!! Whew!!!
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Gem'n I
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Post by Gem'n I on Apr 22, 2008 10:32:41 GMT -5
Nice work Ed!!! I have never heard of Royal Velvet Obsidian..where in the world is that from?  |
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Post by akansan on Apr 22, 2008 10:40:37 GMT -5
It must be something about different colored forums, because I love the ocean jasper and the red horn coral!
(gemni, you made me chuckle...where in the world, indeed!)
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Post by stoner on Apr 22, 2008 10:57:38 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. The Royal Velvet Obsidian comes from Mexico and I've been buying it from orchids9 on ebay. It has to be cut at just the right angle off the flow lines in order to catch all the colors, otherwise it just looks like black obsidian.
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 22, 2008 12:51:53 GMT -5
Yours has a little more gold than the pieces I got form orchard9. I get mostly purple. lt blue/ green, with a hing to pink. Sansroc sometimes has slabs with a little more pink/blue.
If I'm starting with a nodult, I generally super-grind the skin off and then look for the most promising plane to cut.
I also find this material chips less than other obsidian.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Apr 22, 2008 13:21:41 GMT -5
Now I'm in real withdrawl!
I wanna cab more than ever now!
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Gem'n I
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Post by Gem'n I on Apr 22, 2008 18:01:59 GMT -5
Thanks Ed...awesome looking stuff and you nailed it because it doesn't look like any Obsidian I have seen...(Arkansan I am glad I made you smile...my job is to make people of the opposite gender happy!!) LOL
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Post by texaswoodie on Apr 22, 2008 18:26:42 GMT -5
All of them are fantastic Ed, but I like that plume. Looks like an underwater scene.
Curt
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