meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 17, 2016 14:10:52 GMT -5
This weekend I went to the rock show in Sedona AZ. At one of the booths there was a man named Pat McMahan selling his new book. It's almost 500 pages of Agate pictures, most of which he collected himself. My mom and I talked to him for a long time as he showed us his book. He told us a couple of stories about his rock hounding trips. He is a very nice man. Just a few days earlier I had seen the book online but for $130 I wasn't sure about buying it, until I saw it. It's beautiful!! I bought it and he signed it for me. Would make a great Christmas present (start hinting if you want it....lol) It's available on Amazon and at his website agateswithinclusions.com if anyone is interested. He also wrote the cover story in the March 2016 issue of Rock and Gem. Just thought I'd share. Here are a couple of pics from the book.   |
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Post by Pat on Oct 17, 2016 14:43:40 GMT -5
Beautiful. Will check it out. Thanks!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 17, 2016 15:26:31 GMT -5
Beautiful lay out with the photos of agates.......
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Post by rockpickerforever on Oct 17, 2016 16:14:03 GMT -5
Awesome photos! I have never regretted paying too much for a truly great book. Kicked myself a few times for passing one up....
Thanks for sharing, Andrea!
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Post by drocknut on Oct 17, 2016 18:41:47 GMT -5
Nice book but where are the pictures of what you bought at the rock show?
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 17, 2016 20:14:59 GMT -5
On my must have list! Thank you for the head's up.  ETA- It took me all of three minutes to decide to buy it now. It's on the way. YAY! Can't wait to get it. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 17, 2016 20:18:25 GMT -5
I love a book of photos, and those are some dandies!
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 18, 2016 23:46:47 GMT -5
drocknut I only bought a couple of little things besides the book. Nothing worth mentioning. rockjunquie Yay! That's about how long it took me when I saw it. When is it supposed to be delivered? Let me know what you think when you get it.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 19, 2016 7:56:08 GMT -5
drocknut I only bought a couple of little things besides the book. Nothing worth mentioning. rockjunquie Yay! That's about how long it took me when I saw it. When is it supposed to be delivered? Let me know what you think when you get it. I haven't gotten an email from them, yet. But, they send priority, so it shouldn't take too long. I have the jasper book by Hans Gamma, PICTURE JASPERS
from the Northwest and another that I can't remember the name of (out of print now). This will make a nice companion book. |
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Post by drocknut on Oct 22, 2016 13:51:50 GMT -5
drocknut I only bought a couple of little things besides the book. Nothing worth mentioning. Aww shucks, figured you'd buy a bunch of good stuff to feed that new saw you got. |
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 23, 2016 14:15:59 GMT -5
For those who don't have the book, much of McMahon's collection is available online. I've been using it as a resource for 8 or 9 years. agateswithinclusions.com/ |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 24, 2016 18:18:27 GMT -5
For those who don't have the book, much of McMahon's collection is available online. I've been using it as a resource for 8 or 9 years. agateswithinclusions.com/Been to his site many times. Got my book today. OH. MY. GOODNESS. Talk about pornography! What a beautiful book. It has lots more than agates, too. It also has agates from around the world. It is organized by locality. One bad thing... no index.  But, that's not too a big a deal for me. I'm going to be spending a lot of time with this big gorgeous book. |
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Oct 24, 2016 21:56:00 GMT -5
Been to his site many times. Got my book today. OH. MY. GOODNESS. Talk about pornography! What a beautiful book. It has lots more than agates, too. It also has agates from around the world. It is organized by locality. One bad thing... no index. But, that's not too a big a deal for me. I'm going to be spending a lot of time with this big gorgeous book. Isn't it great!! Definitely worth the price. Andrea |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 25, 2016 11:20:19 GMT -5
Been to his site many times. Got my book today. OH. MY. GOODNESS. Talk about pornography! What a beautiful book. It has lots more than agates, too. It also has agates from around the world. It is organized by locality. One bad thing... no index. But, that's not too a big a deal for me. I'm going to be spending a lot of time with this big gorgeous book. Isn't it great!! Definitely worth the price. Andrea Yeah, the price is steep, but it vastly outdid my expectations. I wish everyone could see it, I know they would want to rush out and buy it. It's much larger and more comprehensive that I thought it would be.    |
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Post by Pat on Oct 25, 2016 11:37:33 GMT -5
It's on my wishlist. Thanks for all the information and oooohs and aaaas. You sold me!
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Post by 1dave on Oct 30, 2016 13:21:24 GMT -5
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Post by beefjello on May 28, 2017 13:46:02 GMT -5
Meant to post this a while back. Here's Pat with my signed copy I bought back in January at the Flagg show.  Like rockjunquie said the book is rockhound porn!  |
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 28, 2017 14:39:04 GMT -5
That looks like a beautiful book. What a great investment!
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Aug 13, 2017 0:34:40 GMT -5
I haven't bought the book yet. However, Ive been rockhounding with Pat McMahan, as he is in the Sedona gem and mineral club and so am I, but we never found anything like what's in his book on our field trips. But then, he has a lot more time to rock hunt than I do.
He is a wealth of info and often a speaker at club meetings. And always is Santa at the Christmas party. His house is an agate museum, and his garage is as awesome as his book. Every size of slab saw imaginable. I made my first cab on his machines while taking a cabbing class at his house.
He is a class A1 rockhound.
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Post by beefjello on Aug 13, 2017 18:31:16 GMT -5
I haven't bought the book yet. However, Ive been rockhounding with Pat McMahan, as he is in the Sedona gem and mineral club and so am I, but we never found anything like what's in his book on our field trips. But then, he has a lot more time to rock hunt than I do. He is a wealth of info and often a speaker at club meetings. And always is Santa at the Christmas party. His house is an agate museum, and his garage is as awesome as his book. Every size of slab saw imaginable. I made my first cab on his machines while taking a cabbing class at his house. He is a class A1 rockhound. Very cool Amy! I've bought some slabs and rough from him in the past up at the Sedona show and he's bought some from me the past couple years at the Flagg show in Mesa. Awesome that he gave you cabbing lessons at his house. |
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But, that's not too a big a deal for me. I'm going to be spending a lot of time with this big gorgeous book. 
