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Post by adam on Feb 22, 2017 18:26:22 GMT -5
I had to make a new thread to share my recent finds. I quit using photobucket, signed up for tumblr. It works funny, but it will suffice for sharing photos. If you want to view my finds you can visit this link here: magicalrocksandminerals.tumblr.com/Right now I don't have much uploaded. If you visit the link and scroll down a bit you should be able to see a partial eroded quartz geode, in pretty good shape. I'm debating on if the quartz is actually citrine, but I need some approval with the help of you fine members of our board. Funny... I didn't think you could find citrine in KY. I'll continue to upload new finds. Peace. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 23, 2017 9:20:03 GMT -5
Adam, I find that in the creeks also. Sometimes it looks like citrine, sometimes smoky. Not good for much but looking at, but fun to find. The kids like all the sparkles.
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Post by adam on Feb 23, 2017 9:25:09 GMT -5
Adam, I find that in the creeks also. Sometimes it looks like citrine, sometimes smoky. Not good for much but looking at, but fun to find. The kids like all the sparkles.
Suitable for ornamental design... might be interesting for collectors. Very rarely will quartz take on a blood red hue, but happens. Would like to see solid citrine nodule cut and examined. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 23, 2017 9:30:22 GMT -5
Adam, I find that in the creeks also. Sometimes it looks like citrine, sometimes smoky. Not good for much but looking at, but fun to find. The kids like all the sparkles.
Suitable for ornamental design... might be interesting for collectors. Very rarely will quartz take on a blood red hue, but happens. Would like to see solid citrine nodule cut and examined. Got a saw big enough for this one?
Smoky on the right 
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Post by adam on Feb 23, 2017 10:18:36 GMT -5
Suitable for ornamental design... might be interesting for collectors. Very rarely will quartz take on a blood red hue, but happens. Would like to see solid citrine nodule cut and examined. Got a saw big enough for this one?
Smoky on the right
Oh boy, garage rocker. Did you find those purdy agates on your own, or did you have help? They look flawless. That's a big one. I enlisted the help of toiv0 to cut a box of local material for me. Sometime the quartz you and I find has a more clear color, other times the hue is stronger. Either way is cool with me. That quartz geode of yours looks about the same size of a clear quartz nodule I had slabbed by Fossilman. Should cut okay, could have it polished. There's always more to find. |
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Post by captbob on Feb 23, 2017 10:30:17 GMT -5
Adam, you ought to put a link to your eBay auctions on your Tumblr page.
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Post by txrockhunter on Feb 24, 2017 8:12:19 GMT -5
This came from a thick slab that Garage Rocker included in a trade. Finally got it glued on a 2x4 and slabbed. It's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks again, Randy! Front-  Back-  |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Feb 24, 2017 8:30:54 GMT -5
This came from a thick slab that Garage Rocker included in a trade. Finally got it glued on a 2x4 and slabbed. It's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks again, Randy! Pretty funky in there! Glad you like it, Jeremy. About time for me to go find some more. |
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 24, 2017 10:32:17 GMT -5
That material is some nice stuff.... Still have a half box to go through myself....
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Post by adam on Feb 24, 2017 19:47:37 GMT -5
This came from a thick slab that Garage Rocker included in a trade. Finally got it glued on a 2x4 and slabbed. It's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks again, Randy! Front- Back- This slab is an excellent example of the potency of citrine in Kentucky quartz and agates. Very nice piece, electrifying! Garage Rocker, maybe we can meet at the mountain mushroom festival in Irvine this April? Have you heard about it yet? They've got an agate hunt and show. |
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Post by MrP on Feb 24, 2017 20:22:16 GMT -5
Nice........................MrP
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Post by adam on Jun 23, 2017 18:05:28 GMT -5
Uhh... I find these these quartz geodes in this exact shade of color occasionally in the creeks here, would you guys consider this citrine? I need to know, I gotta know. Amethyst is found just a county over in Lincoln county, Kentucky. I got this in Rockcastle county. All natural. I just love the honey hue.  |
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Post by adam on Jun 25, 2017 15:54:14 GMT -5
Pie, anyone?    Found in Rockcastle county, Kentucky. Hot stuff. I also slicked the top with oil... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2017 15:14:57 GMT -5
This came from a thick slab that Garage Rocker included in a trade. Finally got it glued on a 2x4 and slabbed. It's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks again, Randy! Front- Back- Wow Just Wow |
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Post by adam on Jul 10, 2017 18:39:05 GMT -5
Friends, it is a joyous day, for I get to share with you peeps my latest agate slices, cut by none other than my newfound acquaintance, catmandewe. Together, with Tony's saws, and his sublime expertise, you can be sure he'll do an A++ job cutting anything you toss his way. Can you call this genuine Kentucky agate? Note the build up of red agate, mooshrooming outward. Radical. The colors just pop in the sunlight.   I'll be sure to share some more in the coming days. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 20:24:55 GMT -5
Nice work Adam
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Post by adam on Jul 11, 2017 6:44:37 GMT -5
I didn't do the cutting... but I did find them. This one came out of Lincoln county, KY. The blue is more light than dark. The agate goes from clear to white to light blue, with pockets of citrine/clear quartz. The matrix was over a foot long, almost. Got plenty of slabs out of that baby. Seems this agate is breccia agate?   Now, for the final piece... Some agate from my trip on the Kentucky Agate Hunt in Irvine, KY. To be more specific, you could call this agate sagenite. I never collected anything like this before. I didn't know one could find sagenite in the hills of KY. Either this is a ultra rare occurrence, or I'm misleaded. This slab doesn't look like much when dry, but when wet... the magic comes to life. I got a few slabs out of the nodule. Thinking about tumbling the smallest pieces, leaving the bigger pieces as is. If the bigger slabs are worth polishing, than I suppose I need to get that done. There are tiny voids in the slabs, not too many, they give the slabs an aesthetic quality and depth. In any case, I need someone to confirm what I have is sagenite, so I can know the difference between a real piece and a fake piece.    Hope ya'll enjoyed looking. I'll be sure to stay social with ya'll and keep ya'll on your toes. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2017 8:31:52 GMT -5
Sagenite has sprays of calcite. Calcite reacts to acids like iron out.
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Post by gemfeller on Jul 11, 2017 12:05:43 GMT -5
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Post by adam on Jul 11, 2017 13:14:51 GMT -5
Sagenite has sprays of calcite. Calcite reacts to acids like iron out. Calcite? Not sure if I should use iron out on these pieces just to find out if the included acicular crystals are calcite. Couldn't that damage the slabs if the iron out ate away all the calcite, or would the iron out actually help? |
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