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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 31, 2017 16:44:47 GMT -5
After the excellent post on baby Brazilian agates by Garage Rocker, I ordered 25 lbs. of them from Kingsley North. At that quantity, they're only $1.80 per pound, so I figured I had nothing to lose. I got them today, and I thought I'd post a picture. They were advertised as being one pound or less. I found two that were over a pound, which is disappointing, but not the end of the world. I was hoping for tumble size or tumble sized after cutting in half. Many of the rocks are flattened, not spherical. I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but I was expecting more spherical rocks. It seems like they would show more banding when cut in half. But for $1.80 a pound, I think this was a good deal. The rocks are wet in this picture:
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 31, 2017 17:27:34 GMT -5
Waiting to see what that cut side looks like.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Oct 31, 2017 18:39:08 GMT -5
Really hard to judge the quality with the thick crust on them. They are really fun to cut. Hard to find a better agate for that price.
Chuck
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 31, 2017 21:38:08 GMT -5
Those look a bit different than the batch I got, but still, I would be inclined to cut them in half and then tumble. That way you can be sure to see any banding, or anything else, in there. Cutting them is half the fun. Look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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