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Post by victor1941 on Jun 28, 2021 12:33:38 GMT -5
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 28, 2021 16:23:24 GMT -5
Nice! Love the last one with all those spots!
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Post by miket on Jun 28, 2021 16:49:49 GMT -5
I've really been enjoying these plume agates, especially with the back-lighting.
Excellent cabs.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 28, 2021 19:01:35 GMT -5
victor1941 , Very nice! This stuff is extinct, at least at the source. It's so highly sought after some cabs are selling for about $10/carat in some venues. Looks like you've got a nice "portfolio." I'd love to see images of your stones front-lit. I was able to get 3 nice cabs from a rock shop owner in the 90s who was retiring. This is an image of one of them: 
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Post by victor1941 on Jun 29, 2021 8:52:19 GMT -5
Gemfeller, this was the my first trial to see how the photo light table would work with this stone. The table does a good job with the Marfa and Alpine material but not good with this material. I will do what you suggested because the results will be totally different and show fantastic color. I posted the pictures to show what the light table would do and know these pictures really don't represent the beauty of this material.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 29, 2021 12:58:03 GMT -5
Awesome collection of a material rare to see these days. I especially love #5+7
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Jun 29, 2021 19:51:25 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the pictures Victor. Those are some real nice pieces! I've never seen it backlit before. Those dendrites are wonderfully delicate.
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jun 29, 2021 20:07:44 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs and amazing pictures! I love how the backlighting shows off all of the details. I've come back to look at these pictures a few times now and the last one is very special.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 29, 2021 20:49:05 GMT -5
Victor, those are some amazing examples of some plumes!  Thank you so much for taking the time to post pics of all these! I'll also throw my vote in for some front lit pics too, if you've got some time. |
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Post by stephan on Jun 30, 2021 1:15:02 GMT -5
Gorgeous set
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