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Two Completely Different Triangular Free-form Cabs from The Carver

Two Completely Different Triangular Free-form Cabs from The Carver

By /June 26, 2022 /2 comments /Cut Rocks

These stones are all Carver agates, but completely dissimilar in their appearance. The First Stone The first stone looks like a deep blue underwater scene with multicolored sagenitic (cool stuff!) that look like underwater plants in an undersea cavern. Put your imagination to work and, if you are old like me, think of Lloyd Bridges and Sea Hunt! Rock # 4727 Click to enlarge Rock # 4727 detail Click to enlarge More Stones The next two stones are blue and white banded agate, one of which is a pyramidal free-form. While I have recently cut several other stones, I like these best. Please remember to click on the images you want to see in more detail. A new page will then open up and you can enlarge the image for closer viewing. You can also download any image that interests you for later offline viewing. Just right click on the […]

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New Free-form Cabs from The Carver

New Free-form Cabs from The Carver

By /June 24, 2022 /1 comment /Cut Rocks

The pictures tell the story of the fascinatingly unique and diverse agates I continue to find and cut. It is important to remember that all of these stones came out of the same geologic formation, The Carver Agate Field in Far West Texas, and yet they all look very different. The Angular Free-form Cabochon in particular is special! This means lots of fun for me and, I hope, interesting viewing for you. Please remember to click on the images you want to see in more detail. A new page will then open up and you can enlarge the image for closer viewing. You can also download any image that interests you for later offline viewing. Just right click on the enlarged image and choose Save Image As for the choices box. 2025 Update: take a look at the new gallery, “20 Years of Carver Cabochons”, to see even more of […]

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This Blue Geode Is Different

This Blue Geode Is Different

By /June 6, 2022 /2 comments /Cut Rocks

Blue banded agate nodules or geodes are not uncommon from The Carver Agate Field, but they most always seem to be blue from the outer rind inward to a white euhedral quartz center. Euhedral quartz are white or transparent visible crystals. The very center of this specimen and the area between the rind and the blue area are examples of euhedral quartz crystals. Usually, these crystals are seen in the center hollow of the cavity in a geode. In blue nodules, which do not have a hollow center or cavity, the center of the nodule, for some reason, is often white. Rock #4739 In this specimen, however, when the geode initially formed, it had no center–just a crystal lined cavity. Later, the blue colored part of this specimen was formed when a liquid or semi-liquid silica entered the original crystal lined cavity and filled it (almost) with blue banded agate […]

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