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Post by roy on Nov 17, 2021 14:46:49 GMT -5
i have been battling of few health issues in the last few months ending with the hongkong flu so it has been awhile since i have posted! Things are starting to get better slowly so here are some cuts i made lately variscite  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr Imperial jasper  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr waloo agate  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr red dino bone  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr new turkish jasper  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr dino bone  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr another  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr new material that was dug 3 weeks ago in nevada called green dream  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr bisbee azurite  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr another  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr indonesia wood opal  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr chinese pietersite  Untitled by Roy Kessell, on Flickr |
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Nov 17, 2021 15:51:01 GMT -5
Those are some amazing rocks! I’ve never heard of Waloo before, but I dig it. All of those random straight lines are wild.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 17, 2021 20:48:07 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're on the mend Roy!  These pieces are amazing...as are most of your materials! Thanks for the eye-candy!  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 17, 2021 20:54:12 GMT -5
Good to hear your feeling better, Roy!
Nice slabs - thanks for making me drool.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 17, 2021 21:43:00 GMT -5
Bad, Roy! No drool warning! That's a really sweet set of high end slabs. Glad you are feeling better. |
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Post by roy on Nov 18, 2021 11:12:04 GMT -5
thanks everyone
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rewdownunder
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Post by rewdownunder on Nov 18, 2021 12:50:35 GMT -5
I hope your health continues to get better. What a wonderful selection of material. Thank you so much for taking the time to post it and let us all enjoy the view.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 18, 2021 13:06:03 GMT -5
Gorgeous selection of material
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rewdownunder
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Post by rewdownunder on Nov 18, 2021 15:14:56 GMT -5
Those are some amazing rocks! I’ve never heard of Waloo before, but I dig it. All of those random straight lines are wild. Wyloo Agate also called Ashburton Agate has been known to Australian rockhounds sence the 1990s. It is found near the Ashburton river on Wyloo station in northwestern Australia. The host rock is a 2 billion year old dark gray dolomite. Along with the white agate are cavities lined with white & clear quartz crystals. My wife found a boulder of this material (8' X 4' X 6') at the base of a 15' pile of rock in the yard of Aradon Minerals Perth in 2008 but could not extract a piece. Due to weather conditions we were unable to access the deposit durring our stay. In 2013 Aradon polished and shipped a few barrels of the agate to Tucson and made her a gift of several large slabs and this big chunk that sits in our back yard. Her plan is to cut a few thick slabs off it an make a 6 to 8 inch sphere. Glenn Archer of Outback Minning statred mining the deposit about 2016 and changed the name from Ashburton to Wyloo Agate. Both Aradon and Outback Mining sell this material in Tucson.  |
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Post by LazerFlash on Nov 18, 2021 20:31:08 GMT -5
Whoa! Cool! Makes our yard pieces of local granite look lame! 
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Post by roy on Nov 19, 2021 11:28:33 GMT -5
Those are some amazing rocks! I’ve never heard of Waloo before, but I dig it. All of those random straight lines are wild. Wyloo Agate also called Ashburton Agate has been known to Australian rockhounds sence the 1990s. It is found near the Ashburton river on Wyloo station in northwestern Australia. The host rock is a 2 billion year old dark gray dolomite. Along with the white agate are cavities lined with white & clear quartz crystals. My wife found a boulder of this material (8' X 4' X 6') at the base of a 15' pile of rock in the yard of Aradon Minerals Perth in 2008 but could not extract a piece. Due to weather conditions we were unable to access the deposit durring our stay. In 2013 Aradon polished and shipped a few barrels of the agate to Tucson and made her a gift of several large slabs and this big chunk that sits in our back yard. Her plan is to cut a few thick slabs off it an make a 6 to 8 inch sphere. Glenn Archer of Outback Minning statred mining the deposit about 2016 and changed the name from Ashburton to Wyloo Agate. Both Aradon and Outback Mining sell this material in Tucson. nice thanks for the info |
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