Mixed jasper/agate results (pic heavy)

Hey there. I finished up a batch of mixed jasper and agate. This was the first batch that I carried through to the bitter end in my Lortone 6 lb barrel. I probably won't do that again, since I suspect that the big batches of rocks caused more breakage on the final stages than a 3 lb. load would (despite my using lots and lots of plastic pellets for cushioning). Nonetheless, the rocks came out pretty good. I ran my usual procedure (many rounds of 60/90 SC coarse, one 7 day round of medium 120/200 SC, one 10 day round of 500 AO, one 10 day round of 1000 SC, 2 weeks in cerium oxide, and a few hours of burnish in Borax).

Here is the batch:

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I took this photo to show off the shine (gotta love the results you get from cerium oxide + really hard rocks!):
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And now for a bunch of close-ups for some of my favorites. Please excuse the large number of photos posted, but I'm pretty proud of this batch:
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This rock has some really pretty colors, but I can't photograph it well since it is too shiny!
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Mexican crazy lace:
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Carnelian (I love the reds):
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Black agate from a large chunk purchased on eBay:
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All in all, I'm quite pleased. Thanks for looking!