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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 2, 2016 16:42:09 GMT -5
I got to spend a couple hours talking with a couple 40 year agate hunting veterans today and picked their brains about hounding the Knobs region where I've been spending a lot of time. I soaked in all the information they had to share and handled some very nice pieces from their collections. They were willing to give me a list of creeks to try out and showed me examples of the type of colors and patterns that each is likely to produce. They also warned me about the particular stretches to avoid due to their proximity to patches of Kentucky's other cash crop. I didn't buy anything at the show because I got an invitation to go and pick through one of the guys' personal piles next weekend. He did send me home with a slab that came from the same stretch of creek I've been working. Yes, I know it's pretty fractured, but I will fill those and get a shine on it. It will look nice on my desk...until I find a better one!
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Post by Peruano on Apr 2, 2016 19:14:48 GMT -5
Sweet. Fractures won't bother you unless you cab it. Enjoy the sharing of knowledge. Tom
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Post by Thunder69 on Apr 2, 2016 20:34:07 GMT -5
That is a really nice Kentucky agate slice... I drove to the show in Lexington a few years ago... About the end of the month is the
Mountainn Mushroom festival...I have been told alot of agate and some hunts happen .
htatp://www.kentuckymonthly.com/events/mountain-mushroom-festival-and-ky-agate-gem-mineral-fossil-s_2/
I haven't made it to it yet but it is one I would lime to go to.....John
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 2, 2016 21:26:28 GMT -5
That is a really nice Kentucky agate slice... I drove to the show in Lexington a few years ago... About the end of the month is the Mountainn Mushroom festival...I have been told alot of agate and some hunts happen . htatp://www.kentuckymonthly.com/events/mountain-mushroom-festival-and-ky-agate-gem-mineral-fossil-s_2/ I haven't made it to it yet but it is one I would lime to go to.....John The Lexington show is going on this weekend, that's where I was talking to Mr. McIntosh, who literally wrote the book on these things.
I get to browse through his personal stash next weekend, which consists of several piles like this.
I may go down for the Mountain Mushroom agate hunt, or I may just hide away in a creek without everyone else and keep with the lone wolf game plan. I am, though, going to ask Mr. McIntosh if he still takes people out one on one.
Randy
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 2, 2016 21:43:34 GMT -5
That is a great specimen. I would leave it as is and display it.
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Post by Thunder69 on Apr 3, 2016 9:14:27 GMT -5
Randy You are super lucky to go dig in his stash....I have a few agates halves from the show I went to .. John
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 3, 2016 9:16:18 GMT -5
Beautiful piece of slab!!!!!!
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