jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Apr 1, 2011 0:04:53 GMT -5
These promise to be some really cool agates I picked up tuesday near Austin. Attachments:
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Apr 1, 2011 0:07:13 GMT -5
Flipside of the same stones. Attachments:
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Post by rockrookie on Apr 1, 2011 16:31:12 GMT -5
oh the curiosity ...... what do they look like , inside . haha!! --paul
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Apr 1, 2011 22:17:18 GMT -5
No kidding Paul! The larger one shows a bone color on the only sign of interior with some dark likes running through it. Mr. Bubbles on the left has enough transparency to it that I can see the same bone color which fades to clear lower on the rock. Let me ask for opinions here please. Which direction of cut will yield the best surface detail of the interior?
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Post by gr on Apr 1, 2011 22:54:59 GMT -5
Take a thin slice off of one or both ends and that might help you to orient the best way to cut gary
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marinedad
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Post by marinedad on Apr 2, 2011 7:36:09 GMT -5
hey joe, is that my name on the box in the first pic? mark.
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Apr 2, 2011 23:34:55 GMT -5
Yep Mark, that is your box. You should see it Monday. Most of the contents came from this same spot near Smithville,Tx. Got your box today and will post pics soon. Thank you very much for all the beauties!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 3, 2011 18:55:03 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the cuts...
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 5, 2011 11:03:42 GMT -5
I would cut perpendicular to the majority of the fractures so that you don't cause problems with your blade.
Chuck
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