celt40
noticing nice landscape pebbles
KNIGHTHOOD FOR JOCK STEIN.
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Post by celt40 on Sept 13, 2009 11:20:49 GMT -5
I have at last found my first Agate. It was in the dry sand on the beach in front of Turnberry Golf Course. This was where the British Open Golf Championship was held in July this year.
It is just a wee Agate with a seam running through Quarts, but i dont care it's my first find. ;D
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Post by superioragates on Sept 13, 2009 11:46:51 GMT -5
aren't they just the prettiest things? Bet yer hooked now!! I hunt'em all the time, everywhere I go, and no matter what I am doin'. My husband thinks I'm crazy!!
That is really pretty, though....gotta love agates of all kinds!
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Saskrock
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Saskrock on Sept 13, 2009 11:47:31 GMT -5
Darn nice little agates too. Lots of good colours in there. Those will polish up nice. I would like to look around there myself.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2009 12:37:05 GMT -5
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Post by frane on Sept 13, 2009 14:58:39 GMT -5
That is a wonderful find and it has some beautiful banding!
Fran
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karock
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Post by karock on Sept 13, 2009 15:50:13 GMT -5
Geez what fine find. they will will be collectors items when tumbled.
Karock
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Sept 14, 2009 2:00:01 GMT -5
Hi D,
Now thats what I call a Find
Amazing colours and pattern that is indeed a collectors piece
Hope you can spare a bit for that rock museam at Creetown ?
I never saw any as good as that there
Hope all goes well with the polishing,
Jack
Yorkshire uk
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Sept 14, 2009 9:56:42 GMT -5
Congrats and what a find! Great colors!
Chuck
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Post by Noosh9057 on Sept 14, 2009 10:09:06 GMT -5
Nice find. I would love to find those.
Roger
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Capricorn
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Post by Capricorn on Sept 16, 2009 11:36:44 GMT -5
Well done!  It is a really beautiful one. You must be soooo proud! |
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beachbabe
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Post by beachbabe on Sept 17, 2009 15:54:34 GMT -5
Oh I am so jealous, it's a beauty!
We are going to our caravan in Norfolk at the begining of October so I will be hunting on the beach there!
Mary
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celt40
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by celt40 on Sept 18, 2009 18:10:42 GMT -5
I have found a few more small Agates further up the coast from my first find. They are on the small size (approx 1 inch) but when cut in half they show some nice rings.
Now i have the bug. :help:
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beachbabe
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Post by beachbabe on Sept 22, 2009 17:07:03 GMT -5
Next time someone finds an agate can you shows us newbies
a photo before you cut it so we know what we are looking for?
Thank you.
Mary
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Sept 22, 2009 22:24:57 GMT -5
Mary, I think that the exterior depends very much on the type of agate. Volcanic agates look very different on the outside than sedimentary agates. There is also a lot of variability within a type.
Sorry, I'm not much help.
Chuck
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Sept 23, 2009 2:52:48 GMT -5
Hi Mary, I have had the same problem One friend said if its got Pock marks on the outside its a good chance it will be a agate , I found these  Great I thought a Plume Agate !!!! I took it to the museam and the geologist said sorry just flint I should have known 1 - smooth skin 2 calcium crust But if its been sea washed for some millions of years ? There are a few along the NE coast of Yorkshire but its just luck if you find one I got acouple in Scotland while on holiday & seeing Celt40 I will try and get a photo of them to show you Jack Yorkshire UK |
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It is a really beautiful one.
