cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by cuervo73 on Jul 31, 2005 21:05:05 GMT -5
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Post by Cher on Jul 31, 2005 21:31:26 GMT -5
Awesome shine Ed, those are really neat. Do
you have any idea why they call them Fire Agates?
Cher
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jul 31, 2005 21:48:42 GMT -5
Incredible shine! Can you give us your recipe or are you like me and can't remember, it took so long  I love the dark colors against the white/transparent background. cookie |
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cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by cuervo73 on Aug 1, 2005 0:47:39 GMT -5
cookie, the recipie was approximately
3-5 weeks in 60/90 [Thumlers model B rotary]
1-2 weeks in 120/220 [LotoTumbler vibe ]
1 week in 500 [vibe]
1 week in Tin Oxide [vibe]
They were mixed with other rock all along.
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Post by puppie96 on Aug 1, 2005 2:40:04 GMT -5
They really are pretty. I guess in real life they look opalescent? Are they always mostly white?
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stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Aug 1, 2005 9:07:23 GMT -5
wowser- Too cool!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 1, 2005 9:33:38 GMT -5
They're very nice! WOW But I guess I have to ask: Is there fire within? i did a google image search for fire agate and I thought they'd be more multicolored? (I'm just asking as I haven't a clue) maybe they don't show up in the pictures or maybe google has "special specimens"
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by WyckedWyre on Aug 1, 2005 13:44:26 GMT -5
Tweet - It's only fire agate if there is fire within. In fact, it's not actually an agate at all, but a kind of chalcedony that formed in layers. The fire is contained in the dark brown areas of the stone, sometimes visible externally, sometimes you have to carefully grind through the layers to expose the fire. It's VERY difficult to photograph. We can't tell from Ed's photos if his brown pieces contain fire...need to see closer up, but I bet they do... I tumbled some pieces I collected at Round Mountain just to see what would happen, and several of my stones lost the fire in the tumbling process. Wore away too much of the reflective layers, I guess, but they were pretty outstanding anyway. Check out this website - there is no special kind of fire agate. It either is, or it isn't. (I'm sure these photos have been "enhanced"). Susan www.fireagate.com/ |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 1, 2005 13:49:03 GMT -5
Thanks Susan, I thought that there was to be fire somewhere, but I guess I didn't see it in the first pictures - would that mean that Cuervo would have to grind down further to get to the fire?
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Post by Alice on Aug 1, 2005 16:48:45 GMT -5
those are too cool!
Thanks for posting up the link Susan.
I noticed a few pictures which looked neon. Are those the rocks that turn neon colors under a black light?
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Post by creativeminded on Aug 1, 2005 20:33:27 GMT -5
Those look great.
Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 1, 2005 20:56:17 GMT -5
candy apple shine on those, great work!!
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 2, 2005 7:59:39 GMT -5
nice looking rocks!
kim
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cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by cuervo73 on Aug 2, 2005 8:39:34 GMT -5
:Pyup, susan is right.. you can't see fire unless and until you work
on a grinder [ which I don't have] cutting layers of rock which hide this color. And if you tumble them, after awhile you lose alot of the color and banding trying to get there. I just decided to stop tumbling when color got to the surface in some of mine and just leave whatever pits and cracks as is.
ed
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I love the dark colors against the white/transparent background.
