Black Hills Fairburns

Roger fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2005 Posts: 1,775	Black Hills Fairburns Sept 30, 2008 9:53:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roger on Sept 30, 2008 9:53:40 GMT -5 These are all agates we found in the Black Hills.They were worked with a pneumatic scribe to remove matrix then tumbled and soaked to enhance the colors all this was done by Roger Clark. Thanks................Roger

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	Black Hills Fairburns Sept 30, 2008 13:31:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 30, 2008 13:31:16 GMT -5 The first one is cool!!
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nansaidh spending too much on rocks Jewelry artist, graphic designer, dog lover, car nut (etc.) Member since August 2008 Posts: 311	Black Hills Fairburns Sept 30, 2008 13:56:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nansaidh on Sept 30, 2008 13:56:30 GMT -5 Roger - what the heck is a pneumatic scribe?! (okay - I understand that it's probably a "scribe" powered by air but I've never encountered one before). Nancy
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Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,496	Black Hills Fairburns Sept 30, 2008 15:45:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Sept 30, 2008 15:45:08 GMT -5 Man, all nice but #2 is a real eye popper!....mel

Roger fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2005 Posts: 1,775	Black Hills Fairburns Sept 30, 2008 17:46:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roger on Sept 30, 2008 17:46:37 GMT -5 I guess it's an air scribe like you would use to write somthing in metal.Roger has two outstanding books on Agates.

frane misunderstood rock expert Member since July 2008 Posts: 11,015	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 3, 2008 5:32:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frane on Oct 3, 2008 5:32:18 GMT -5 I would love to find stuff like this! Beautiful rings. Fran

sitnwrap gets rocks for Christmas Member since March 2008 Posts: 5,004	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 3, 2008 13:46:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sitnwrap on Oct 3, 2008 13:46:41 GMT -5 Those sure are beautiful and that second one outstanding.

Rockygibraltar fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2006 Posts: 1,404	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 4, 2008 0:10:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockygibraltar on Oct 4, 2008 0:10:17 GMT -5 Those are fantastic. The color is realy vibrant.

181lizard Cave Dweller Still lurking :) Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,171	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 4, 2008 12:47:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 181lizard on Oct 4, 2008 12:47:36 GMT -5 Do you soak it in a chemical? or an oil? Those really are beautys.
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SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 4, 2008 13:46:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 4, 2008 13:46:28 GMT -5 Jeez-Loiuse! or Roger....Those are some BEAUTS! #2 and 4 look fantastic. I was also wondering what Liz was...what did you soak them in?? Steve

AGATEGRRRL spending too much on rocks AGATEGRRRL Member since October 2007 Posts: 466	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 5, 2008 12:05:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AGATEGRRRL on Oct 5, 2008 12:05:47 GMT -5 Oh God, I wish I lived close enough to collect some of those!
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Hard Rock Cafe driving up their electric bill Rock tumbling is harder than it looks. Mohs definitely. Member since April 2008 Posts: 2,735	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 5, 2008 12:43:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Oct 5, 2008 12:43:11 GMT -5 I've read that people heat up Lake Superior Agates and soak them in mineral oil, instead of tumbling them. Maybe it's the same with these? Chuck
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Noosh9057 fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2003 Posts: 1,613	Black Hills Fairburns Oct 5, 2008 18:16:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Noosh9057 on Oct 5, 2008 18:16:33 GMT -5 Very nice
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Black Hills Fairburns Oct 6, 2008 16:42:01 GMT -5

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Post by Roger on Oct 6, 2008 16:42:01 GMT -5

Thanks,Here's the process use the scribe to remove anything loose also do the lines to make them look worn.Then he boils them in muratic acid then, tumlbes them in sand, then He soaks them in his secret acid bath I think it's Phosphoric or polyacrylic acid to darken the colors.I have not tried the whole process yet. They look just like the Fairburns you could find on the prairie..Roger