elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
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Post by elementary on Jan 13, 2013 20:05:36 GMT -5
I've been able to get some time in the garage lately and have been polishing up some new specimens. Many are going to the kid's booth at our show in March and the California show in May/June. What pushed me most the last two days are the gaggle of baby lagunas i purchased from Beef. They are not the largest specimens - but that's great. I can do a bunch in a shortened period, and I love seeing what each looks like. The babies here came to me either broken or cracked and i was able to see a pattern. It meant I didn't need to cut, and that saves time. So - here's the batch of lil guys! One of my favorite agates in terms of color and design! (I know - teeny tiny - but I keep on hearing rumors that size doesn't matter.....) And another tiny guy - but the complexity of his banding is amazing - especially considering his size. And one I polished along two fronts: And the 'friends': North Cady Mountain Seam- CA: Two Mozambique 'Rose' agates: Utah Coral: Hauser Bed Nodule - Interesting 'banding': Black Hills Agate - from Roger a couple years ago. One of my few instances of patience....but if I lived where he lived - I'd be out in the field an awful lot! Thanks for looking! Lowell
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Thunder69
Cave Dweller
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Post by Thunder69 on Jan 13, 2013 20:20:05 GMT -5
Wooo Hoo ..those are sharp....John
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Post by helens on Jan 13, 2013 20:22:05 GMT -5
Beautiful!!! If you didn't have the dime in there, you'd never know they were so teeny!!
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 13, 2013 20:29:04 GMT -5
Man the kids are gonna love those Lowell. Hard to beat the pattens in lagunas....Mel
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cabjunky
has rocks in the head
Regency Rose Plume
Member since November 2008
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Post by cabjunky on Jan 13, 2013 21:42:31 GMT -5
All of those finished up nicely. I really like the black hills agate. Robert
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Minnesota Daniel
freely admits to licking rocks
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Member since August 2011
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Jan 13, 2013 23:03:53 GMT -5
I love those. Small isn't a bad thing.
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gravelgrazer
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since June 2012
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Post by gravelgrazer on Jan 13, 2013 23:13:30 GMT -5
That Utah coral is awesome!
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Post by beefjello on Jan 18, 2013 11:17:11 GMT -5
Very nice!! Wow you wasted no time getting started on those ;D
Great looking 'friends' too, especially the Black Hills. I agree, if I lived out there Christa would never see me lol
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Post by orrum on Jan 18, 2013 11:24:00 GMT -5
Really nice n well polished! I have a piece of coral that looks like yours that someone gave me that looks like your utah coral. Can I slice it and cab it? Which direction should I slab it, across the grain, with the grain or angled?
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jan 19, 2013 9:04:52 GMT -5
Man, that's some pretty little buggers!
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