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Post by adam on Jul 8, 2015 16:47:21 GMT -5
I would like to share some of what I have collected over the last year and a half. I'm blessed to live in a mineral rich area. And I'm blessed for internet to post here on this wonderful site. If you're interested, message me? I will upload more as I can.
Let's get rocking, shall we?
Kentucky Agate and quartz geode halves, has iron stains as most quartz has here. The agate has red outline and inner light blue botryoidal. At least a foot across. 
Green and maroon banded Kentucky jasper(agate?). Two sides have the baby puke green and on the third side is this darker color? I wonder what causes that?  
This is a nice sanguine red color Kentucky jasper.
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Post by captbob on Jul 8, 2015 16:51:09 GMT -5
Very nice! Would love to see more of your collection.
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Post by adam on Jul 8, 2015 17:37:03 GMT -5
Red Kentucky fractured jasper, has a layer of white along one plane. Weird, but neat. It would be nice if there was no fractures but I can't change that lol
Citrine nodule half
Green Kentucky Agate, possibly due to Nickel?
This is the backside of the one from earlier post.
Botryoidal chalcedony, from mustard yellow to spots of pink-red, can't be seen in photo I'm afraid.
A smoky quartz vug with layers of chalcedony/agate, not sure which?
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Post by orrum on Jul 8, 2015 19:21:36 GMT -5
Those sure are nice colors#
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Post by Mark K on Jul 8, 2015 19:32:54 GMT -5
How far from Ft Campbell/Clarksville TN are these found?
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Post by quartz on Jul 9, 2015 0:39:19 GMT -5
You sure find some nice material, thanks for the show.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 9, 2015 5:43:40 GMT -5
Kentucky has off the chart crazy colors. Yours show them well. Does not come cheap either. Post em man.
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Post by adam on Jul 9, 2015 9:12:11 GMT -5
Mark K, I got on Bing and seen that it took about 200 miles to get from Clarksville to Rockcastle County, Kentucky. I suppose the colors are the same varied stuff throughout all the surrounding counties. I've found calcite in a few agate geodes and I'll have to take some more pics sometime soon. Good way to stay busy.
If any of you like I love to make deals, I'm real cheap, I've only made $45 recently from a few months of tumbled material. Shipping is outrageous for big boxes though, I admit. Always sacrifices.
This is all I have left prepared. Trust me on this, though, I'll add more as soon as possible.
Quartz variety is like smoky citrine colors but the big point has been weathered and is clear. 
Imperial red botryoidal chalcedony with nearly flat matrix!
Kentucky agate is a pretty general term, but I like to break down the vagueness. I would say this is banded jasper with iron red lining and a light brown coat, also can see quartz crystals along the right side.  
This is like a light tan/beige color Kentucky agate with thin green streaks too fine for a webcam to take a picture with. I cracked this one open, kinda lucky it broke in half.
This is a weathered quartz cluster, biggest cluster I've found by itself. Probably a lot bigger in some areas round here! Plus you can find light amethyst geodes a county west! 
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 9, 2015 9:37:30 GMT -5
 Those are outstanding Kentucky (rare) agates, jaspers and quartz, adam! Yes, please share more with us! Do you live close to any of the horse farms/tours? One of our neighbors that used to work with Rick has a son that moved to Kentucky and does a lot of rock climbing and ziplining. He's also going to college.
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Post by adam on Jul 9, 2015 11:27:15 GMT -5
I live by many house farms and cattle farms and fields of tall corn and short, green as emerald soybeans. The creeks today are rushing and gushing. Dark, cloudy skies and expecting rain. So many farms and fields of wildflowers it is pretty when the sun is out and the skies are nearly endless blue.
Unfortunately so many properties have put up NO TRESPASSING signs, so you know they don't want rockhounds or the like going on the property at all. When you dig for minerals you should go by yourself and be prepared, or go with a partner who knows what they are doing. I messed up once by rockhounding with a youngster. Can't trust rockhounding with kids.
I'll be in college this August. I never have been ziplining or vertical rock climbing.
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 9, 2015 12:07:43 GMT -5
...I messed up once by rockhounding with a youngster. Can't trust rockhounding with kids. um, why, adam? What did the young sprout do? Take all the good rocks? The Kentucky agates I've seen for sale on line are really expensive. They have some killer color, and I've enjoyed seeing the ones you shared so far, and please post more! If you would like, I will ask Rick to call Gene to find out where his son does ziplining and rockclimbing and get back with you. Please do well in college! Rick has promised that he'll take us on a Kentucky Horse farm tour. I would love to visit "Old Friends" and the Kentucky Horse Park, where there are many retired race horses as well as seeing other farms (Claiborne, etc...). Wanted to attend the Breeder's Cup at Keeneland this year, but the only seats available now are on the Hill, whatever that means, possibly the parking lot? rofl! |
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Post by Pat on Jul 9, 2015 13:14:45 GMT -5
Wow! Are those colors natural?
Yes, I'd like to see more, too.
Thanks for the show.
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Post by adam on Jul 9, 2015 17:17:36 GMT -5
I didn't alter the color of the specimens, Pat, these we all dug from the ground or retrieved from shale creek beds. I played with saturation and brightness on photobucket because I have a webcam and the colors are all without the saturation and near gray. I tried to duplicate sunlight so the colors come out. Your welcome.
I lived in Lexington for almost 3 years, my mother's boyfriend cared for the horses at Keeneland! He still does, maybe. He was doing it for 20 years plus. Maybe on the hill literally means "on the hill"? lol Farther south you go, bigger the Appalachian Mountains get.
It's pouring cats and dogs here!
Another angle. 
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Post by gingerkid on Jul 10, 2015 8:18:59 GMT -5
Hi, adam, do you live far from Slade? Gene stopped by to visit with us yesterday, and told us that's where his son does ziplining and rock climbing. Please bring on the Kentucky goodies!  |
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Post by adam on Jul 10, 2015 19:04:59 GMT -5
I live about 45-50 miles southwest of Slade. First time I heard of it, furthest I have traveled east is Irvine. Slade has geodes and agates too, I bet. Cool ziplining info. Too bad I'm not driving, yet.
20 plus pound nodule of agate and honey brown botryoidal chalcedony and quartz. The colors are weird, having a green hue in certain angles, this is the one best to be slabed. 
Another angle. 
Kentucky agate natural rough, cleaned of dirt, of course. Rich iron red banding and gray and white center. Call me crazy if you see any other colors, I'll stop there. 
Green and white agate geode natural rough half
Kentucky white jasper and thin iron red band
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 10, 2015 23:46:31 GMT -5
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Post by adam on Jul 11, 2015 8:30:09 GMT -5
Yeah I can tell from the green bands and mahogany bands, the white too. The purple hue is very rare, I gotta say. Epic piece, I'm drooling, not really lol
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 11, 2015 13:24:27 GMT -5
Yeah I can tell from the green bands and mahogany bands, the white too. The purple hue is very rare, I gotta say. Epic piece, I'm drooling, not really lol Look at his other pieces on IG. He's got some black on black Ky agate too. |
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Post by adam on Jul 11, 2015 15:15:47 GMT -5
I don't have a cell phone. I seen plenty of supreme KY agate online. I hope captbob enjoys his 2 LFR boxes of agate and chalcedony.
I suppose the black is found in the northern counties. I doubt I've ever come across agate with black bands. Oh well. It's extremely rare.
I'll not come across one until I buy one. And those prices for red and black agate are ridiculous.
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 11, 2015 17:03:19 GMT -5
Now that's what I'm taking about!!!
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Those are outstanding Kentucky (rare) agates, jaspers and quartz, 
