monna0000
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since May 2016
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Post by monna0000 on Aug 24, 2016 12:29:50 GMT -5
Been doing some shopping on EBay and got some agates planning to cut them up and cab them. Here they are straight out of the color factory in China. Hscyl agates = how stupid can you look    Done shopping on EBay! |
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jamesp
Cave Dweller 
Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Aug 24, 2016 14:22:29 GMT -5
More work in replicating than finding real agate perhaps.
A meth head that does a $1000 worth of labor for $200 worth of copper and $3000 worth of damage comes to mind.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Aug 24, 2016 17:11:28 GMT -5
The agate was fine until you cut it. Maybe you should cut your fingernails instead. Wrong side of the bed today? Pretty uncalled for. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Aug 24, 2016 17:34:48 GMT -5
Wrong side of the bed today? Pretty uncalled for. Wrong side of the Universe. Sorry Happens to us all. |
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geezer
spending too much on rocks
Member since April 2016
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Post by geezer on Aug 25, 2016 12:20:23 GMT -5
The agate was fine until you cut it. Often times the colors in an agate are only skin deep. Some rocks are better left unsaid. Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes clear to the bone! |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 26, 2016 11:02:02 GMT -5
Been doing some shopping on EBay and got some agates planning to cut them up and cab them. Here they are straight out of the color factory in China. Hscyl agates = how stupid can you look
We all live and learn, monna0000 , don't get discouraged. That's one of the fun parts of this hobby, seeing what works and what doesn't. Just keep at it, soak up information like a sponge. It's like, "A stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked."
Wrong side of the Universe. Sorry Happens to us all.
Yeah, I've been there, too. More times than I would like to admit. Chin up, amygdule .
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Post by adam on Aug 26, 2016 11:28:04 GMT -5
Keep on trucking. If you're not satisfied buying from certain parts of the world then just avoid making purchases from unreputable sellers, especially half the globe away.
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jerrys
spending too much on rocks
Member since February 2014
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Post by jerrys on Aug 26, 2016 11:36:14 GMT -5
carnelian agate is frequently heat treated to enhance the color
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