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Post by woodman on Jan 1, 2015 17:40:23 GMT -5
My wife got this in a pile of rock at an estate sale! I don't have the heart to cut! It will stay a display piece!
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alan
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Post by alan on Jan 1, 2015 17:42:44 GMT -5
Nice specimen!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 1, 2015 18:24:59 GMT -5
Nice,the ice glaciers really wore that agate down....
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 1, 2015 21:07:19 GMT -5
Yes, great specimen.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 23:04:34 GMT -5
I would have to cut a piece off of the two o'clock side because if it was sitting on my shelf it would drive me crazy. Gorgeous piece.
Jim
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 1, 2015 23:26:35 GMT -5
Beautiful carnelian, woodman, and your wife has good taste!  |
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 2, 2015 0:14:41 GMT -5
Definitely don't cut it, but I noticed you have the capability to polish big irregular surfaces and I think polishing this one would bring more contrast to the very rough inside.
Adrian
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 2, 2015 15:59:33 GMT -5
Yes, it could be put on a large flat lap to even out and polish the edges.
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Post by woodman on Jan 2, 2015 16:15:11 GMT -5
Definitely don't cut it, but I noticed you have the capability to polish big irregular surfaces and I think polishing this one would bring more contrast to the very rough inside. Adrian T thought about that but I got out voted by the wife!! I did contour polish the end of this piece. it is 3 inches tall and 4 wide.  ![]()  |
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Post by snowmom on Jan 5, 2015 6:00:31 GMT -5
your wife hounds for you? that agate is killer. great find!
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Post by pghram on Jan 5, 2015 21:28:24 GMT -5
Very nice specimen, try to talk your wife into letting you polish the edges, it would really pop.
Rich
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Post by woodman on Jan 5, 2015 22:25:39 GMT -5
I got a smaller piece in the shop that I am going to polish one edge on, it should be great!
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Post by woodman on Jan 5, 2015 22:51:14 GMT -5
I found this picture from a couple of years ago! I like the corn flake carnelian agates. Polishing agates like these is really rewarding. They really take a nice polish!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 5, 2015 22:51:27 GMT -5
I would have to cut a piece off of the two o'clock side because if it was sitting on my shelf it would drive me crazy. Gorgeous piece. Jim Jim, I have some nice pieces of carnelian. Would you like me to send you some? Freebie, no charge. PM me your current address. |
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Post by snowmom on Jan 6, 2015 6:08:38 GMT -5
corn flake carnelians, that's a new one on me! I can see why you call it that. pretty!
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 6, 2015 11:15:22 GMT -5
I have a box of Carnelian headed to Idaho as we speak.........Common agate in Oregon and Washington,probably California too..........
They are beautiful though...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 19:54:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the offer Jean, rockpickerforever, but a couple of years ago a gentleman gave to me a carnelian stone about half as big as my head. I sliced it up and got lucky because it had turtleback and rows of spots. I gave several of the slabs away (Susan got one at Q last year) but still have a couple of the best.  Jim |
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