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 Feb 13 2009, 07:54 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
That last Moss Agate almost looked like Gold in Quartz I thought, but wait.....
Thats what this is. Gold in Quartz slice from California.  
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Feb 13 2009, 09:27 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
WOW!!!
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Feb 16 2009, 05:05 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
hehe...Pretty cool isnt it Jim.
Here are a few closeups of some Botswana agates. Very cool patterns!  
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Feb 17 2009, 09:57 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a sweet Colorado Agate
 Hard to believe there are beautiful bands inside, helps seeing the lower right edge. 
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Feb 17 2009, 01:09 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
VERY COOL INDEED!! I wish my camera would take close ups. I have some purty neat stuff too. The only problem is I have to put the thickest lens on my visor to see the detail. I'll even put two lenses on sometime. It's really incredibile to find unreal color and pattern that can't be see with the naked eye. I have one piece that looks like it has pink bands in it.But under closer inspection it is pure white bands with blood red spots all through th bands. The red spots are so tiny that it is almost impossible to see them. Oh! and for the gold include quartz.......I must reinterate
WOW
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Feb 23 2009, 07:34 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
They sound very cool Jim, we would love to see them!
Remember.....Like anything in life, the more you practice, the better you will get. Here is a peek inside a Colorado Thunderegg we recently polished. 
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Feb 23 2009, 05:55 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-February 07 From: Kentucky Member No.: 978 |
It looks like an island in the middle of a magical lake. Bee-yoo-tiful!
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Feb 24 2009, 07:12 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Good imagination Faaus!
This is one that gets my imagination going......Another amazing Thunderegg. 
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Feb 24 2009, 08:49 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-February 07 From: Kentucky Member No.: 978 |
For that one Denise, I'll have to quote Janice Joplin and say: " Definitely COSMIC man!"
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Mar 16 2009, 11:32 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Awesome thread Denise!
 Love the close ups. We'll have to get another close up pic of the gold in quartz when it's been through the paces at the CP lapidary shop.  Here is another close up pic of a specimen we recently finished cleaning. Twined fluorites and twined smokeys together on microcline matrix. Fluorites are about 1mm each or so and the smokeys are about 2mm tall or so.  Tiny lil' buggars, but how sweet!  Keep em' comin' everyone, what neat mineral close up pics have you got stashed away? Lets see them!  CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Mar 18 2009, 06:47 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Great pic Dan! Love Fluorites........
 Fantastic colors and shadow bands in this Baker egg. 
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Mar 18 2009, 07:08 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
WOW. Very pretty Denise.
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Mar 18 2009, 11:01 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Banned Posts: 94 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Denver Member No.: 3,517 |
Thats a cool Baker Egg,
this is a Condor agate from argentina , gemmy
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Mar 20 2009, 09:04 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Agates from argentina are fantastic! Nice one Bennie, even with its fractures.
It will polish out to be a great display specimen. Here are a few more Colorado Fluorite pics. Link also has more info on Fluorites.  Fluorites in these pictures range from 6mm to 3mm.  
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Apr 21 2009, 05:38 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,206 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a closeup of the Thunderegg that was washed out by the pressure washer.
Sure turned out interesting. 
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