Another day, more rock slabs

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 8, 2021 19:32:53 GMT -5 drocknut, stephan, and 10 more like this

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Post by holajonathan on Nov 8, 2021 19:32:53 GMT -5

It was tough to get out of bed this morning since someone wouldn't get off of my legs.

By the time I escaped from the bed (and with the stupid time change), I only had about 8 hours of daylight left for slabbing. A short day.

Here's some of what I managed to slice up.

Amy Sage

Mexican moss agates

GYP with marcasite (regency rose claim)

Biggs area China Hollow and Beer Mountain jasper

Tomorrow I will get up earlier and try to be more productive.

Last Edit: Nov 8, 2021 19:44:40 GMT -5 by holajonathan

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 8, 2021 19:52:35 GMT -5 holajonathan likes this

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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 8, 2021 19:52:35 GMT -5

Nov 8, 2021 19:32:53 GMT -5 holajonathan said:

Another spectacular group of slabs! The one above is beyond stunning!!!

Sorry you were having to wrestle a vicious feline first thing this morning!

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 8, 2021 19:56:07 GMT -5 holajonathan likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 8, 2021 19:56:07 GMT -5

Beautiful slabs! The backlit Amy Sage is amazing.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,998	Another day, more rock slabs Nov 8, 2021 20:07:43 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and holajonathan like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Nov 8, 2021 20:07:43 GMT -5 Slouch! The amy sage is old school amazing! But, the rest are great, too.

perkins17 driving up their electric bill Member since July 2021 Posts: 2,337	Another day, more rock slabs Nov 8, 2021 20:16:59 GMT -5 via mobile holajonathan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by perkins17 on Nov 8, 2021 20:16:59 GMT -5 Oh my gosh! Those are awesome!! You did a great job on slabbing those. Beautiful material.

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 9, 2021 0:45:29 GMT -5 rockjunquie and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by holajonathan on Nov 9, 2021 0:45:29 GMT -5

Nov 8, 2021 20:07:43 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Slouch!

The amy sage is old school amazing! But, the rest are great, too.

Someone was saying recently that you can't get good amy sage anymore... The whole "they don't make Amy Sage like they used to" thing. Not my experience. These pieces were bought from the folks who operate the mine. I'm not sure if it from an old dig, or if they recently pulled it out of the ground. But it looks good to me.

Last year I did buy a large flat rate box of amy sage from a different ebay seller and it was total junk. Almost no amethyst or sage.

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 9, 2021 0:47:54 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Nov 8, 2021 19:52:35 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Nov 8, 2021 19:32:53 GMT -5 holajonathan said:

Another spectacular group of slabs! The one above is beyond stunning!!!

Sorry you were having to wrestle a vicious feline first thing this morning!

It will be a nice cab if it holds up. The blue spots are all druzy vugs. On the one hand, that makes it even more amazing, but any rock with that many vugs makes me nervous.

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Another day, more rock slabs Nov 9, 2021 10:30:18 GMT -5 holajonathan and jasoninsd like this

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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 9, 2021 10:30:18 GMT -5

Looks good, very nice material.
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