WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Mar 27, 2005 12:41:38 GMT -5
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Mar 27, 2005 14:05:51 GMT -5
Now that looks like it has some potential ...
Keep us posted.
John
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James
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Post by James on Mar 27, 2005 14:48:04 GMT -5
These all look really nice. But why not post one thread with all of you pics instead of four threads with one pic each??
The problem is, after 30 or so pages, old threads get bumped off for good...
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littlejimie
starting to spend too much on rocks
A rolling stone gathers no moss
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Post by littlejimie on Mar 27, 2005 15:05:48 GMT -5
:)Looks like you found a piece with fire in it!  I have been tumbling fire agate off and on for several months and have yet to find any fire in my stones  ---Where did you get your stones from? (looks like your piece has some great potential) Jim.  |
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Mar 27, 2005 17:09:18 GMT -5
Little Jim - Almost alll my rock was hand collected - by me. I rarely purchase anything. The fire agate was collected at Round Mountain, Az a few weeks ago. I found about 100 pieces with fire. Many are too nice to tumble! ;D S James - I'm sorry. I'll see if I can figure out how to do that. Don't forget - I'm a newbie!  S |
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James
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Post by James on Mar 27, 2005 17:15:44 GMT -5
100 pieces of fire agate? Man you're lucky. That's a lot. When you post pictures just click on the "insert image" icon for each pic you want to post.
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on Mar 27, 2005 18:46:29 GMT -5
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Thats a beauty...hope you have some cushioning to prevent it from breaking up.\
csroc
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 28, 2005 9:58:11 GMT -5
It's getting there, it will be beautiful when it is done.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 28, 2005 10:17:59 GMT -5
I love the bubbling effect- Wish you could keep it just like that!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 28, 2005 10:21:24 GMT -5
I hear a lot of folks talking about fire in the stone - where is the fire? can someone show me the fire?
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Mar 28, 2005 10:44:55 GMT -5
With fire agate, the fire is usually found in the dark brown area of the stone. It is an irridescent play of light. You carefully wear away the layers of rock to reveal the fire. Sometimes the fire lies right on the surface and is quite obvious without any removal of stone. I'll try to take photos of pieces that have more obv  ious fire. S |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Mar 28, 2005 11:04:53 GMT -5
Tweet- It is a very hard thing to photograph! What you are looking for is a rainbow or prizm effect or a play of colors in the rock! What causes fire can vary- sometimes it is internal fractures (which is why you have to be careful when trying to bring out the Fire) sometimes it is banding (in the case of Iris agate- Bearcreek has a huge collection of Iris agate and can tell you more about it) sometimes it is inclusions (foriegn matter) in the rock (gas bubbles or water) And in the case of Opal it is the way the silica and water molicules line up - Again it is very hard to photograph- but once you see Fire in person and in a photo- You will never forget the effect!
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I have been tumbling fire agate off and on for several months and have yet to find any fire in my stones 
---Where did you get your stones from? (looks like your piece has some great potential) Jim. 
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