Post by elementary on Apr 17, 2010 13:49:43 GMT -5
My club acquired the collection of former member who had passed. His children needed to move the rocks in the yard before the house was shown and we wound up taking about 4-5 garbage cans worth of material.
The man had lived in Oregon for many years and we have quite a bit of carnelian, some incredible bruneau, snakeskin agate, etc.
A couple of us were sorting through the rock refugees. One looking at the t-eggs and nodules (and arguing with me that some were Montana which I thought were Indian Blackskin), another sat at the polished stones. (I didn't argue with him.)
As I dug through a two foot pile of slabs (bloodstone, picture jasper, plume) a saw a chunk buried beneath everything and a hint of blue:
I pulled it from beneath the pile and started rubbing off the dirt. I was thinking Royal Aztec Lace as I had found some at the Harris House sale a couple months ago, and it was on my mind. But as the mud slid off I immediately fought the demon in the head that said (Nobody knows about this....take it...it's yours) but instead I hoisted it with a "Wow!" and then plunged it into the water bucket.
Take a peak and let me know: Holly? Could it be Holly blue?
No, it isn't mine. I brought it back home to clean it and take a few shots to see if I could verify with you fine folks if this is what I think it is.
My club probably will be polishing a face and putting it in the museum. There's no way we'd get the proper price at a silent auction if it is Holly. But for the club, it was an incredible find.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Lowell
The man had lived in Oregon for many years and we have quite a bit of carnelian, some incredible bruneau, snakeskin agate, etc.
A couple of us were sorting through the rock refugees. One looking at the t-eggs and nodules (and arguing with me that some were Montana which I thought were Indian Blackskin), another sat at the polished stones. (I didn't argue with him.)
As I dug through a two foot pile of slabs (bloodstone, picture jasper, plume) a saw a chunk buried beneath everything and a hint of blue:
I pulled it from beneath the pile and started rubbing off the dirt. I was thinking Royal Aztec Lace as I had found some at the Harris House sale a couple months ago, and it was on my mind. But as the mud slid off I immediately fought the demon in the head that said (Nobody knows about this....take it...it's yours) but instead I hoisted it with a "Wow!" and then plunged it into the water bucket.
Take a peak and let me know: Holly? Could it be Holly blue?
No, it isn't mine. I brought it back home to clean it and take a few shots to see if I could verify with you fine folks if this is what I think it is.
My club probably will be polishing a face and putting it in the museum. There's no way we'd get the proper price at a silent auction if it is Holly. But for the club, it was an incredible find.
Thanks for your thoughts,
Lowell