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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 13, 2020 21:06:42 GMT -5
My first completely finished cabs since....what, August. You'd think I would be more productive since I'm always home. The rest of you cabbers are kickin' my rear...lol!!! Hope you enjoy! Singleton Ranch multicolored plumes. Singleton Ranch Plume, West Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Blue Horizon azurite (with other copper minerals) in barite from Peru. From a small slab I got from the Unconventional Lapidarist at Tucson. Blue Horizon Azurite in Barite1212_010108307_2 by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Gary Green, from before the name changes... Gary Green Jasper, Oregon by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Crazy Lace Crazy Lace Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Ocean Jasper Ocean Jasper, Madagascar by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Cady Mountains Red lace moss in black agate Red Lace Moss in Black Agate, Cady Mountains, California by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Botswana Agate Botswana Agate, Africa by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Pigeon Blood Agate from our trip in 2019 to Utah Pigeon Blood Agate, Utah by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Amethyst Sage. I had to switch to the gray felt to get the purple to show up. Amethyst Sage by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Thanks for taking some of your time to look at my meager offerings. I'll post more soon. Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 1, 2020 21:00:36 GMT -5
I'm with Mel Sabre52 (and drocknut , hummingbirdstones , stephan) on the low-end Amy Sage. Lots of Amy Sage has those fractures in the purple agate part, although this is more of a jasper. Which leads me to Purple Cow, where the purple is more of a jasper. Missing the red jasper that a lot of it has, but I have some with no red. Which takes me to Burro Creek, but the look isn't quite right. And what should I call my Larsonite/ Gary Green/ Caldera/ Freedom Jasper compressed petrified silicated bog mud? Yikes! I'm taking up more room in my Riker case for McDermitt with all the names than I am with the cabs. Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Nov 19, 2020 19:17:19 GMT -5
I've been watching some of the sites for the individual shows in Tucson. Most of them seem to say that they have been given the opportunity to conduct their shows if they meet Tucson's Covid guidelines. For example, Kino says they will have limits on the number of people in the buildings with one way aisles and of course masks. But for me, if the vendors can't safely come there from all over the world, then it's probably not worth going even if the shows are open. Sort of a wait and see right now.
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Post by socalagatehound on Nov 19, 2020 0:24:00 GMT -5
We have a plan in place to visit both Quartzite and Tucson for our big annual shopping trips, but only if things turn around from the current worrying trend. I'm just now trying to piece together our high school soccer schedule for the 2021 season, which moved from winter 2020 to spring 2021. All the other high school coaches are pretty skeptical....and we don't start until February 22. Scary!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 30, 2020 15:57:20 GMT -5
Great cabs, Tela!!! Glad to see more of your work! A great group and that Berber is killer but lastest is bestest. Great montana is hard to beat. That maggot aggot is also called red palm root for marketing reasons because nobody wants to buy maggots, but I think it's been identified more accurately as Caddis Fly Larvae agate. That Graveyard point certainly could be graveyard point. There's so much variety in that material. Lately I've been chasing a gold plume in sky blue agate from there, but no material available right now. A small piece separated from the rest certainly makes it look like Texas agate, but small pieces are often deceptive. Great cabs as always!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 20, 2020 17:42:51 GMT -5
SWEET!!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 13, 2020 23:17:07 GMT -5
Cab +fabulous = Cabulous!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 12, 2020 0:51:54 GMT -5
Excellent!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 10, 2020 23:39:28 GMT -5
That's very nice!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 1, 2020 19:11:17 GMT -5
Outstanding cabs and material!!! Keep 'em coming!!!! Love the coral, too!
And,yes, big THANK YOU!!! to all the firefighters.
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Post by socalagatehound on Sept 23, 2020 18:38:54 GMT -5
You know, I just realized that I never responded to thank everyone for their kind comments. Sorry I'm so late with this, but thank you so very much! Picking through the slabs looking for my next victims. Cooler weather almost here....
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Post by socalagatehound on Sept 21, 2020 2:24:08 GMT -5
Love the green!!! Nice work!!!
Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Sept 6, 2020 19:25:31 GMT -5
It's over 100 outside and the sunlight is a weird golden color due to the huge plume of smoke from the wildfire east of us. The really odd part is that, with the smoke, it's 102 but the concrete wall around the lawn is cool to the touch. Yesterday I could barely touch it at midday. These cabs were completed a couple of weeks ago, but I'm slow to post them, of course...lol. Walker Ranch agate with lots of stuff in it. Walker Ranch Agate, Alpine, Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Linda Marie Plume, Oregon. The end of the oval was soft so it became something else...maybe a tongue? Linda Marie Plume Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Indonesian Sagenite, maybe from Sumatra? Indonesian Sagenite by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Singleton Ranch Golden Plumes from Marfa, TX. Singleton Ranch Golden Plume, Marfa, Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr And Silver Plume from the same ranch Singleton Ranch Plume Agate, Marfa, TX by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Walker Ranch Plumes from Alpine, TX. Walker Ranch Plume, Alpine, Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Walker Ranch Plume Agate, Alpine, TX by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr A large cab of Mexican Plume. Not sure of the exact location. Mexican Plume Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Willow Creek Jasper. Nice pastel colors. Willow Creek Jasper, Idaho by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Cady Mountains Brecciated Jasper. Odd color combo. Just north of Lavic across the highway. Cady Mountains Brecciated Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Howardite from a slab from Jeff at Silverhill Lapidary. Howardite by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Mexican Needle Agate, unknown location. From a small slab from Pat McMahon. Mexican Needle Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Riviera Flame Agate from Mexico. Riviera Flame Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Riviera Plume Agate from Mexico. Do they come from the same deposit or nearby each other, or just a marketing name? I know they are both getting harder to find in quality. Riviera Plume Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr All for now. Thanks for taking some of your time to look at some of my cabs! Always appreciated! Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Sept 5, 2020 19:12:56 GMT -5
Thanks folks!!! Good day to kick back in the air-conditioned house and call it a TV day. 106 outside so no cabbing going on and now there's a big fire east of us in Alpine (east of San Diego) that's filling the air with smoke. It would be a good birthday present if everyone comes through the fire unscathed.
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 28, 2020 22:50:42 GMT -5
NICE!!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 27, 2020 14:35:05 GMT -5
Happy birthday, Mel! Hope you had a GOOD party! Sorry I missed it. And Jean is right. You have been such an integral part of RTH. Don't be a stranger. Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 27, 2020 1:35:01 GMT -5
Hi all!
I was talking with irockhound (Steve Ivie) today and he told me to check out the Richardson's ranch website. They have closed the ranch permanently to public digging and will now harvest with thundereggs themselves to be sold at their shop at the ranch. They had a large layout at Tucson this year, so maybe we'll see them bringing thundereggs there to sell. Might be easier on our backs. I hadn't seen anything posted here about it so I thought it might be good to know before anyone heads that way.
Craig
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 26, 2020 18:03:37 GMT -5
Very nice! Maybe the green with the sparklies is adventurine? The slab is definitely ocean Jasper.
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 26, 2020 18:01:35 GMT -5
Nice!!!
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 25, 2020 15:37:13 GMT -5
Hi all! Thanks everyone for all the kind comments on my previous cab posts. Very much appreciated. I seem to be falling behind posting cabs. You would think that our heat wave would make me crave the air conditioning and sit at the computer as much as possible, but the outdoors and the oven (aka garage) keep calling to me. I could never manage the "work smarter, not harder (or hotter)" mantra. Like everything else I do, that's a work in progress...lol. Meanwhile, here are some recent cabs.... Lucin variscite, from a $5 slab. No spiderwebbing, but maybe some plumes inside??? Those little fracture don't show up at all in the hand. Lucin Variscite, Utah by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Tiger Tail Jasper Tiger Tail Jasper by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Condor Agate. Apologies for the reflections. It's really very clean. Condor Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Mexican Red Plume. The taller plumes in this material will easily surpass 50 mm tall. These are about 45. Mexican Red Plume by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Owyhee Picture Jasper Owyhee Picture Jasper, Oregon by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Singleton Ranch Plume, Marfa, Texas. Singleton Ranch Plume, Marfa, Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Blue Mountain Picture Jasper Blue Mountain Picture Jasper, Oregon by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr India Green Moss. I think the tiny white structures are more tubes than filaments. India Green Moss Agate by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Cady Mountains Golden Lace Agate. Pretty sure that this is from the original discovery mentioned by Mary Francis Strong in her book "Desert Gem Trails" in 1971. Rediscovered by my friend Steve Ivie. Golden Lace Agate, Cady Mountains, CA by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Another cab from the same deposit, showing the color change in the filaments. Golden Lace Agate, Cady Mountains, CA by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Quetzal Agate with plumes, orbs, moss. Interesting side note...According to the miner, the agate was named for the colors on the beer bottle, not the bird...lol! Quetzal Plume Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr And lastly, Coyomito agate. Great colors and pattern from there, as usual. Coyomito Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr All for now. Thanks for taking a moment to look at some of my cabbing efforts. Craig
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