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Post by bobby1 on Mar 24, 2009 12:20:56 GMT -5
This is a specimen of Lincoln Agate from South Central Oregon. It is about 6" across. Bob
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Post by Woodyrock on Mar 24, 2009 12:56:10 GMT -5
Wow! We do not see dentrites in carnelian like this one too often! This one is is very very nice. Thank you for posting this photograph. Woody
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 24, 2009 16:19:13 GMT -5
Incredible! That ones a first for me and really beautiful stuff. Super neat that the dendrites appear free floating instead of originating along cracks like in a lot of other dendritic forms....Mel
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Mar 24, 2009 17:37:18 GMT -5
Now that is an awesome slab! And 6" across, wow...
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Post by mossyrockhound on Mar 24, 2009 19:28:06 GMT -5
What a beaut!!!! Museum quality - looks fracture-free!!! Ginormous dendrites! People can look their whole life and never find one as nice as this.
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Post by bobby1 on Mar 24, 2009 20:09:04 GMT -5
Its actually not a slab. I got it as a rough piece. I had to grind the face following the undulations of the outside to get down to the dendrites. Here is a photo of the side. Here is a photo of the back. Any work on the back would have been quite difficult. Bob
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Post by Saskrock on Mar 25, 2009 0:40:56 GMT -5
Beautiful piece.
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Post by DeanW on Mar 25, 2009 8:46:55 GMT -5
WOW! Bob, if I read that right you did not saw-cut that face but flat-ground it down? How did you know the dendrites were in there? How did you know when to stop grinding? That is just gorgeous!
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Post by bobby1 on Mar 25, 2009 9:57:24 GMT -5
Dean, On this piece the dendrites were readily visible in the face of the rough. I had to gently grind and sand as I proceeded. It took a while but the results were definitely worth it. The last rock shop left in Klamath Falls, Oregon was selling the last of this material many years ago and I got as much good stuff that I could. This was the best piece. The owners had spent many years of collecting this material. I don't know if anyone has ever returned to the collecting site since. I don't even know if the site is even accessible. Bob
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Post by Woodyrock on Mar 25, 2009 16:55:16 GMT -5
There are a whole slew of us that would like to find out if that site is accessible! Any contacts to make inquirys? Woody
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Post by Bejewelme on Mar 25, 2009 17:41:51 GMT -5
WOW Bob!!! That is spectacular!!!! Super polish job, and how cool to see that in carnelian.
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Post by bobby1 on Mar 25, 2009 22:33:44 GMT -5
Woodyrock, I can't exactly pinpoint the location but I believe it is just South of Lincoln, Oregon on Oregon highway 66. Lincoln may not show on some maps. The last time I was by there many years ago it was an abandoned lumber mill site that had a small store/gas station. I'll call my brother who lives in Klamath Falls in a day or so and see if he can give me any more details. The site is sorta North of the Copco Agate site. The two Agates are similar in nature with the Copco Agate being smaller pieces and without the Carnelian color. Bob
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Post by bobby1 on Mar 25, 2009 23:15:25 GMT -5
Here are photos of another piece that I started working on. Its dendrites are not on as flat of a plane so it is much more difficult to work. This one is also 6" across. The back. Bob
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Post by cpdad on Mar 26, 2009 19:39:56 GMT -5
thats some seriously sweet stuff...kev.
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