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Post by frane on Oct 17, 2010 9:04:14 GMT -5
Sometimes when I see some beautiful slabs, I just can't resist and I order them up. Other times, when I get one slab, I feel that I should have gotten more of the same. This is one of those times! Here are some of the beauties that I just got. (Had to catch the evening sun light before it was gone so the pictures are not the greatest but come close to the true colors) Augua Nueva to offset the postage (I asked her to throw something in and surprise me and boy, did she ever! I love it!) Some rhodocrosite Cute little Brazillian agate. No fractures at all! Some really nice Chilean Lapis Some purple Burro Creek. This is one of my all time favorite types of stone! Even through there are vugs you have to cut around, when you have a great purple area, they are so solid and make beautiful cabs or do wonderfully well in the vibe. I had to order the two other slabs I saw on her site as soon as I received this one! (The pattern on the left, with the lines through it that look blocked off, they are solid and it is just in the stone pattern so that will be the first cab) My single shot of the red jasper would just not show up so this group shot will have to do. The red jasper is beautiful! It has a fracture line down the center but that is easy enough to avoid. Lovely patterns in this one and it is very solid! Thanks for looking! Fran
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Post by NatureNut on Oct 17, 2010 9:22:04 GMT -5
WTG Fran! Some stellar material- you can't go wrong when you buy from Ralph and Mary Ann. I just can't take my eyes off that Brazilian. Perfection! Jo
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 17, 2010 9:31:19 GMT -5
glad you liked your surprise........ Its always good to hear people are happy with what they bought. I try real hard to put slabs up that are the best of the bunch we cut. Ralph gets first pick and then the internet and lastly the leftovers go to the shows where people can decide if the want to mess with the vugs, or pits and fractures. Sometimes all that is so hard to see in a pictures.
ty mary ann
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Oct 17, 2010 11:01:45 GMT -5
Nice bunch of slabs. I really like the red jasper. It kinda looks like Stramotolite.
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Oct 17, 2010 11:51:05 GMT -5
I am drooling!
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