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Three not of a kind Mar 17, 2021 23:36:46 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 10 more like this

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Post by socalagatehound on Mar 17, 2021 23:36:46 GMT -5

Hi all....

Three recent cuts from rough I've been meaning to get in the saw. I thought they all were post-able.

Needle peak. Scenic with plumes and moss.

From a broken nodule I picked out of the buckets at Richardson's Ranch in 2019. The black behind the red is natural coloration.

Stinkingwater collected on that same 2019 trip. Going back there soon.

All for now and Thanks for looking!

Craig

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nik spending too much on rocks Member since May 2019 Posts: 315	Three not of a kind Mar 18, 2021 0:57:08 GMT -5 via mobile socalagatehound and jasoninsd like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nik on Mar 18, 2021 0:57:08 GMT -5 I love that red on black egg. Looks like a slow coal fire.

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	Three not of a kind Mar 18, 2021 2:07:37 GMT -5 via Tapatalk socalagatehound likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 18, 2021 2:07:37 GMT -5 Craig, thanks for posting these!!! Those are three stunning slabs. The Needle Peak and the Stinkwater would make some amazing cabs...that Thunderegg is stunning as a specimen slab.
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Three not of a kind Mar 18, 2021 9:32:58 GMT -5 socalagatehound likes this

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Nice slabs! The Stinkingwater is the bee's knees.

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Three not of a kind Mar 19, 2021 14:08:21 GMT -5 jasoninsd likes this

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Mar 18, 2021 2:07:37 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Craig, thanks for posting these!!! Those are three stunning slabs. The Needle Peak and the Stinkwater would make some amazing cabs...that Thunderegg is stunning as a specimen slab.

It's been a while since I cut any new slabs. My friend Steve has been cutting some beautiful stuff so I had to get on it. Started out pretty well. Those will be cabbed eventually. If the Priday was red/black all the way across, I probably wouldn't cab it, but the surrounding moss isn't special. On the Stinkingwater, there are vugs and the plumes are just tight enough together to give me some design issues. Might leave it whole , but I love the challenge.

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