zarguy
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Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
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Post by zarguy on Sept 3, 2018 18:06:50 GMT -5
I finally got around to shooting pix of recent cabs & pendants. Brenda agate & some jasper or something on the left, collected at the same location as the agate. As I collected it, I thought it was common opal, but after cabbing it I think it's a very hard jasper. Check out the concentric pattern in the light green. melhill1659 , I was showing it to Chris at the top of the hill. I bet she has some at home too. I found it at both Brenda locations I went to during Quartzite last Jan. Holt Canyon jasper/agate. The 2 on the lower left are from sister slabs. Tallest is about 2".
2 Kingman Turquoise and a self-collected Royston Turquoise. Tallest is about 2". Botswana agate, Holt Canyon agate, Montana Moss agate cab that I cabbed at the age of 12. A free scrap from the driveway of Stan Jones's rock shop in Provo, UT. Cedar City Cosmo agate 2 sided, ready for a cord. This is one of the patterns I love to find, but do so rarely. Grape agate from the San Rafael Swell near Green River, UT. The outer 2 are polished flat on the back & show concentric patterns. The setting was lots of fun to design & make. Egg-sized Grape agate nodule  Green Moss agate of unknown origin. Slabbette bought for $1 rock club sale.  Botryoidal Hematite, Ocean Jasper, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper with "facetted" sides & a bull-nose top edge  Indian Blanket jasper 2 sided pendant. I live 1 hour from the mine, but bought the slab for this pendant from a Facebook seller in Iowa! The slabs had lots of fissures, but don't see this pattern very often, so I bought them anyway & used Hxtal.
  Indian Blanket jasper. We've named the setting UBBB - Uni Back, Bail, Bezel. It's all one piece except for a wire soldered onto the Bail
Indian Blanket jasper in sterling silver
 Madagascar River agate 2 sided pendant. This was from a slab in the traveling rock box. It was labeled Zayamara agate & was from melhill1659 .  Madagascar River agate that's been ground down, tumbled & heat treated. The heat only affects the outer 1/8" or so. I'd like to try my hand at heat treating so I can get the cabs to look as colorful & contrasty as the tumbles I bought.
 Madagascar agate. I love this stuff! I didn't tumble this. I may cut it & make a cab of that top layer.
 Moroccan Seam agate
 Still cutting Royston Turquoise I gathered 2 1/2 years ago at the mine in Nevada. Tallest is about 1 3/4"
 Unknown agate double sided pendant. From a $1 slabette at the rock club
Variscite. First one is purchased slabette. The others are from a larger cab given to me. Thanks Rick! - carver2 on eBay Thanks for looking. Lynn
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2018 18:12:34 GMT -5
I love the Blanket in silver
Looks very Authentic
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Post by socalagatehound on Sept 3, 2018 18:48:49 GMT -5
Dang!!! Almost too many great stones to process at one look! Lots of beautiful stones and fine workmanship! I think that green moss might be from a Beacon Hill (Idaho) nodule. They usually have moss on one side and translucent to clear agate on the other. If they are oriented the other way, you get a full face of moss, but only one or two slabbettes. I have a couple very similar that I cut before I figured it out. There are also some Singleton Ranch (Texas) nodules that will have that curly moss.
I think the Brendas and Holt Canyons are very striking. The turquoise and variscite are very cool and interesting.
The most striking stone is of course that Madagascar Mad River agate. Amazing how the heat treating makes them look. Mad River can have some amazing dendrites inside, usually just off the fortifications, and the ones without dendrites are pretty plain until treated, then the fortifications just pop at you.
Lots of other great cabs, too! Great group!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 3, 2018 18:56:33 GMT -5
Talk about eye candy! Wow! So many nice ones, it's hard to choose, but I DO love those variscite.... and the oj and MHP. Very nice work on some great material!
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Post by melhill1659 on Sept 3, 2018 19:22:20 GMT -5
zarguyWOW where to start Lynn!!! I totally remember collecting at the Brenda Agate spot that I’m thinking actually turned out not being that spot. 😂 great to know the green parts are harder than they look cause that excites me. I know exactly where mine are.  This is the whole rock of the Z word Agate I have to find that picture with the name again to be totally sure 😂  All of your cabs are awesome. I’m gearing up for our first arts show in October and starting a few commissioned pieces tomorrow. Looks like you’re getting ready for something to.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 3, 2018 19:41:49 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. Love the green moss and the Indian Blanket, but that Madagascar Agate is the bomb!
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Post by Rockoonz on Sept 3, 2018 20:24:53 GMT -5
Dude you really have to warn a guy, almost had an eye pop out on those...
Your silver settings are perfect.
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Post by MsAli on Sept 3, 2018 20:45:23 GMT -5
Dude you really have to warn a guy, almost had an eye pop out on those... Your silver settings are perfect.  That unknown green one is spectacular |
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Sept 3, 2018 21:26:42 GMT -5
Wow! Eye-popping for sure! I would have to say that last Madagascar agate has the best pattern and color I've seen.
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Post by miket on Sept 4, 2018 9:24:46 GMT -5
That Madagascar agate is trippy!
All very cool, thanks for sharing.
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Post by aDave on Sept 4, 2018 15:03:08 GMT -5
Great stuff all the way around. Can't say anything that hasn't been said already.
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Don
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Post by Don on Sept 4, 2018 15:07:21 GMT -5
Nice work Lynn.
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Post by orrum on Sept 4, 2018 18:22:46 GMT -5
Way to go Lynn!!!
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Post by fernwood on Sept 4, 2018 18:59:48 GMT -5
Way too many to pick a favorite. Love them all.
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Post by beefjello on Sept 4, 2018 19:36:34 GMT -5
Some nice work there Lynn! Looks like Brenda mated with some Willow Creek or something!  |
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Post by orrum on Feb 23, 2019 8:38:56 GMT -5
Lynn I saw this thread referenced in a current grape thread agate. I missued this one tho and you did a bunch of splendiferous work!!!
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Feb 23, 2019 11:08:43 GMT -5
Super neat Lynn! Well done.
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Post by victor1941 on Feb 23, 2019 11:17:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures of some really fantastic cabs. Wish I could have been collecting with you.
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Feb 23, 2019 12:47:31 GMT -5
So many beauties
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Post by stephan on Feb 23, 2019 18:42:40 GMT -5
Amazing cabs, one and all. The Madagascar stuff is eye-popping. Might the green moss be Horse Canyon?
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