AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 10, 2008 12:27:36 GMT -5
I finally had a little free time yesterday & it's still too hot to go outside & do any collecting or cutting, so I made a few cabs. I tried photographing them different ways, but dang it's hard to get good pics of cabs! They are all self collected in Arizona & California. Here goes: A group photo on a dark background. There are a couple of tube/moss agates, plume, purple fortification, & marcasite in agate.  Same batch on a light background.  A close up of the marcasite in agate. It's really beautiful - very metallic & sparkly, but hard to photograph.  A close up of the purple fortification agate - again hard to see how pretty the purple color really is.  Thanks for looking! |
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Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 10, 2008 12:53:55 GMT -5
The last two pics are awesome!! Nice cabs!!  |
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Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Aug 10, 2008 12:57:40 GMT -5
Great set of cabs ... really nice work
Dennis
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Aug 10, 2008 14:10:50 GMT -5
I like most the marcasite (is this Nipomo marcasite?) and the big one, that one looks like a bald tree in winter time.
Beautiful cabs, all of them!
Adrian
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Post by fishenman on Aug 10, 2008 15:26:42 GMT -5
WOW! Awesome cabs. That's so cool that you collected the material. The marcasite is nice and the purple one is really nice and the rest are really great too. You have a very nice nice cabbing style.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Aug 10, 2008 16:22:34 GMT -5
they all look great. i like the lighter color background better, i think they should up better.
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Post by Tony W on Aug 10, 2008 23:43:04 GMT -5
Man, those are great! All so elegant. I can see the last two must be really amazing in person. T
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 11, 2008 0:00:03 GMT -5
Hi all, thanks for the nice comments. I do enjoy making cabs, I just don't get to it very often.
Adrian - No, it isn't Nipomo - I've never made it over there to collect. This material is from a small deposit that a friend & I found near Los Angeles in Southern California. It is incredibly dirty to work & smells like raw petroleum oil when you cut it. It's beautiful material though.
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Post by texaswoodie on Aug 11, 2008 7:00:10 GMT -5
Great cabs! Love that Marcasite!
Curt
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Post by Condor on Aug 11, 2008 18:33:03 GMT -5
Man, that maracasite in agate is really cool. What does that rock look like in the rough? It's kind of weird looking to me, but at the same time it's so incredibly nice.
Condor
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Post by frane on Aug 11, 2008 19:39:52 GMT -5
You are so talented! beautiful patterns and wonderful shine!
Fran
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 12, 2008 20:28:29 GMT -5
Thanks again, all.
Condor - It has a rough & pitted rind that is yellowish in color. I'll post a picture of it here tomorrow.
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Post by Titania on Aug 13, 2008 10:12:33 GMT -5
My favorite is that big tube agate one...really nice job on them all, though!
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Post by Tonyterner on Aug 14, 2008 14:20:49 GMT -5
Marcasite in agate is one of my favorite materials to cab.
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 14, 2008 22:25:22 GMT -5
Missed this post! ;D Nice cabs Patti. My favorite is the middle one on the bottom row, as well as the squared moss one. You should give yourself more time to cab! ;D I know you have some awesome stuff.
Steve
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 18, 2008 11:27:26 GMT -5
Hi Condor, sorry it's taken me so long, but here's a pic of that marcasite agate in the rough.  |
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Post by beefjello on Aug 19, 2008 18:39:26 GMT -5
Wow I must have missed this one, those are some super sweet cabs Patti! I love the design in the large center oval, and that shade of purple really gets my heart a pumpin'. Very nice!
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 19, 2008 18:59:49 GMT -5
Hi Beef, thanks for the nice compliments. It's all relatively local material. I got the purple at Burro Creek - let me know if you'd like to ever make a trip over there & maybe we can meet up & do some collecting.  |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 19, 2008 22:15:20 GMT -5
Just as long as you don't take all the goodies!  ;D Steve |
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AGATEGRRRL
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Post by AGATEGRRRL on Aug 19, 2008 23:47:47 GMT -5
You're invited too Steve... |
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