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7 Totally Different Agate Specimens

7 Totally Different Agate Specimens

By /January 24, 2023 /0 comments /Cut Rocks

My last blog posting highlighted cabs I cut in January, 2023. The purpose of these postings is to highlight the incredible variability of material from The Carver. This posting shows the actual specimens rather than cabs. Included here are agate geodes and several geodes with fortification agates. Enjoy! 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. Rock #4963: Agate Geode Rock #4958 : Carnelian Fortification Agate Rock #4975 : Agate Geode Rock #4948 : Geode with Fortification Agate Rock #4960 : Geode with Crystalline Center Rock #4949 : Fortification Agate Rock #4961 : Fortification Agate, with yellow-orange dots creating […]

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New Bracelet: The First in Several Years

New Bracelet: The First in Several Years

By /January 22, 2023 /0 comments /Bracelets

You’ve visited The Shop here at Texas Amethyst Agate, right? The shop is divided into three sections: Bracelets, Pendants, and Designer Gemstones. Take a look to see some of the many rock specimens presented in a completely different way. The big news today is a new bracelet! A volcanic breccia agate cuff bracelet, the first new bracelet made in several years, is now offered for sale in The Shop! This sterling silver cuff is one of only 36 bracelets crafted by me. The coloration of the stone was so unusual for The Carver that I just had to put it into a bracelet; so I cut, polished, and handmade the cuff. Check it out now in the Shop. I hope you like it! 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 […]

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Carver Agate Field Variety, January 2023

Carver Agate Field Variety, January 2023

By /January 21, 2023 /4 comments /Cabochons

January in Maine is about keeping the wood stove full, dealing with ice and snow, and best of all, some time to cut and polish remarkably varied colors and types of agates, geodes, and jaspers that continue to come from The Carver Agate Field in Alpine, TX. As a group, these 11 cabochons (cabs), as well as the 7 rock specimens which will appear in the next blog posting, again tell the tale. Individually there are several quite unique and interesting stones for the rock enthusiast. I would recommend you view these specimens as large as possible. You can open each image and enlarge it by clicking on it. Rock # 4972 : Slab from a geode! Notice a portion of the crystal lined geode pocket at lower left side of stone. Rock #4951 : Carnelian (red quartz) fortification agate cab Rock #4937 : I suggest you enlarge this photo […]

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