Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 7, 2017 22:29:12 GMT -5
I got this two years ago at Quartzsite, put it away and pulled it back out when looking for something red to cut for this month's cabochon contest. The lady and her husband I got it from absolutely insisted it was Bloody Basin... absolutely flatout insisted they knew for a fact it was. So... I'm going with that unless you guys can convince me other wise. I'm thinking about Sabre52 or beefjello when I said that but all input is welcome.      It's a doozy - large slab. Will almost be a shame to cut it up ... almost   |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 23:50:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 23:52:04 GMT -5
I have a hunk that looks very similar from fossilman that isn't as high end, but very similar. |
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Post by Pat on Feb 8, 2017 0:01:38 GMT -5
It sure is a beauty!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 8, 2017 7:58:45 GMT -5
Colors are dead on for Bloody Basin material though your example, like much of Bloody Basin agate, is more moss than plume. Bloody Basin plume is very unusual in that the plumes often appear to be composed of little overlapping scales or plates. Like this...Mel   |
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Post by orrum on Feb 8, 2017 8:08:42 GMT -5
Nice Mel!
Tommy how can you use a trim.saw to get all those cuts?
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Post by Tommy on Feb 8, 2017 9:49:08 GMT -5
Nice Mel! Tommy how can you use a trim.saw to get all those cuts? Veeeery carefully I just go slow and turn it a lot. |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 8, 2017 10:37:21 GMT -5
Yuppers have a nice piece of that in my shop.....Nice colors......
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Post by roy on Feb 8, 2017 11:32:34 GMT -5
its bloody basin for sure
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Post by pghram on Feb 11, 2017 18:56:31 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to seeing all of those cabs.
Peace,
Rich
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 11, 2017 19:57:19 GMT -5
That's a beautiful slab, but I liked seeing how you marked it out even better. |
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Post by jgrocks on Feb 11, 2017 23:17:37 GMT -5
I have a 10 LB? rough of something very similar to this but not sure if it is Bloody Basin, I'll have to take a picture/post it on forum. I also have a definite BB 1+ LB? cut rough that is one of the best I've seen(came from different collection) which I'll post a picture of. Nice slab btw
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Post by socalagatehound on Feb 12, 2017 13:32:20 GMT -5
I think those folks are pretty reliable. I've bought slabs from them for years. They usually have some fairly high end stuff (almost always have Bloody Basin). I have your slab's sibling in my box 'o rocks... Craig |
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Post by jgrocks on Feb 12, 2017 17:08:52 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 12, 2017 23:21:20 GMT -5
Dazzling
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 13, 2017 10:42:03 GMT -5
Looks like its an end cut off a BB.........Bright colors for sure! |
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Post by roy on Feb 13, 2017 11:23:19 GMT -5
looks like it to me
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 13, 2017 17:27:14 GMT -5
Really nice old original find stuff, and great plume showing too....Mel
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Post by zarguy on Feb 13, 2017 20:20:57 GMT -5
It also looks like a wonderful slab of Cathedral agate from Mexico that I bought last year at Quartzite. The seller was a guy from Tennessee named Jerry near the south west corner of the Pow-Wow. Dry ![]()  Wet ![]()  Detail ![]()  With a pendant in progress of Holt Canyon (Utah) jasp/agate. They all look like they were formed under similar geologic conditions. Triplet sons of the same Mother Earth. Lynn ![]()  |
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 13, 2017 21:00:57 GMT -5
Zarguy. Looks like the seller misidentified your piece. That is sooooo not Cathedral agate. Cathedral is very distinctive stuff and very botryoidal or stalactite like in formation. Much more likely Bloody Basin.....Mel
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