rockroller
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Post by rockroller on Jun 14, 2015 13:44:29 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite West Texas agates that I found already broken open. It took me awhile to decide to make some cuts to it as I was trying to display it as a suseki. It looks to me like a cave scene with a still pond and wondrous cavern stalagmites. It does still need some polishing on the cut edges and hopefully I can even out the bottom so that it sits with the water level lines parallel to the ground. But this little specimen has it all; botryoidal, water level, plumes, and dendrites! Please share if you have any other self collected agates as an art piece.   The backside...  Thanks, Roland |
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Post by woodman on Jun 14, 2015 13:51:03 GMT -5
That is a real nice piece. Instead of cutting to make level I might glue some feet on it to level. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 14, 2015 14:37:07 GMT -5
That's a goodun. Put that beauty under UV light & see what happens. I've posted this many times before, but my Old Man of the Desert is about what you can expect. (Found & almost thrown away by my wife).  |
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Post by adam on Jun 14, 2015 15:16:04 GMT -5
Very detailed and colorful piece. In Kentucky, botryoidal chalcedony and agate is in numerous geodes. Yours has the water level and the perfect shade of blue. I definitely envy you. Keep it up!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 14, 2015 16:42:36 GMT -5
Totally off the rockin' scale!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice job.....
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rockroller
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Post by rockroller on Jun 15, 2015 11:38:01 GMT -5
That Old Man of the Desert is a freaky one jakesrocks!! I have checked a few of the agates from out there under UV and they mostly exhibit that same color. I will have to check this one out when I get access to a SW light. Thanks! ~Roland |
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 13:52:48 GMT -5
I can't seem to upload any of my pictures? None finish loading, displays 0/3 pics.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 15, 2015 14:18:22 GMT -5
I can't seem to upload any of my pictures? None finish loading, displays 0/3 pics. Adam, you have to go through a host site like photobucket or flicker. |
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Post by adam on Jun 15, 2015 20:28:56 GMT -5
Here, I've finally come around. Hope you all like them. The carnelian, I believe, is also agate due to the banding. All these were found in close proximity, except that the citrine geode was found a county west. This is all from Kentucky. The contrast isn't the best.
   Creamy Tan botryoidal chalcedony. I took my hammer to him to break open the whole over a year ago. 
 I assume this is a tiny agate. Found him raw like this, a whole side almost level. Earthy colors, plus cavities at the bottom left. Maybe an inch and a half across.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 15, 2015 22:51:40 GMT -5
NICE!!!!!!!!!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 15, 2015 22:54:01 GMT -5
That's a goodun. Put that beauty under UV light & see what happens. I've posted this many times before, but my Old Man of the Desert is about what you can expect. (Found & almost thrown away by my wife). Don-can I share this? |
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Jun 15, 2015 22:57:17 GMT -5
This entire thread is a nice rock show in itself, thanks to all.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 16, 2015 10:06:22 GMT -5
That's a goodun. Put that beauty under UV light & see what happens. Don-can I share this? Have at it Mike. |
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Post by snowmom on Jun 18, 2015 12:25:55 GMT -5
a traditional dais for the suiseki would display it at the angle you want, use wood and carve the bottom of the display to contain the rock and even out the wobbliness, even elevate one end or the other. It would look good with just a very small rim... very neat piece. I like the others shown here too, and so cool about the fluorescence... Don that face agate is an all time score... a true classic!
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Post by kk on Jun 18, 2015 16:47:13 GMT -5
You should contact Hollywood. Whit all those Space movies those days, this should make for an interesting new world!
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