Apples have been harvested, the garden harvest is nearly complete, and here is a new harvest of Carver Agates cut this summer.
Enjoy this harvest!
Rock #5720
Rock #5720 shows a radiating sagenitic formation on the outer surface of a translucent nodule from the “Deep Pit” formation featured in Rock and Gem Magazine.
Rock #5694
The yellow crystalline structures seen in this agate nodule are mind boggling. See enlarged photo below.
Rock #5694 Enlarged
I have no idea how or what formed these yellow sheet like structures. They are very curious indeed.
Rock #5698
This red carnelian agate nodule with white radiating formations is related structurally to the radiating pattern seen in Rock #5720, seen up above. Both contain star bursts, but not formed from the same mineral material.
Rock #5698 Enlarged
Rock #5720 is probably an iron, while the white starburst in Rock #5698 shown here is not.
Rock #5700
This stone has a floater in the center of a nearly transparent citrine nodule, which you can see in the detail below.
Rock #5700 Detail
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Rock #5699
Rock #5699 is a pretty fortification agate cab cut from the specimen shown in photo of Rock #5705 below, which is an agate nodule with a tiny vug or geode center.
Rock #5705 Detail
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Rock #5707
These stones, Rock #5707 above and Rock #5708 below, are cut from the same small agate nodule.
Rock #5708
Rock #5711
Rock #5711 shows an odd and interesting agate nodule cross-section.
Rock #5712
Rock #5712 shows curious and interesting light blue bubble-like structures. Click on the image to see the bubbles up close!
Rock #5717
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Rock #5717 contains beautiful and cool formations in an agate nodule cross-section that was cabbed.
These and the rest of the summer 2024 harvest of stones will go in a new photo Gallery entitled: Summer 2024 Carver Agate Field Harvest. What is next? I am awaiting the arrival of the annual killing frost which will put all summer chores behind me. I will then have time to make new shelving from cedar shelving boards which I have had recently sawed by my friend and local sawyer, Bill Tilden, who has a portable bandsaw mill. The cedar boards were cut from logs which are the remains of the last two winters’ storm damaged blown down cedar trees. Soon these cedar boards will be the new rock display shelves in my shop/gallery/museum! Just in time, too, as I was running out of shelf space and lumber for the shelves!
I am always amazed at how many different agates you have found.
Good to hear from you again. I am equally amazed that I keep finding interesting stuff. It is still like opening Christmas morning presents… more than I ever could have hoped for.
Thanks again for following my work!
The formation with rock #5700 almost looks like a fetus. Almost like it’s growing in the other medium that allowed for its uniqueness. Neat photos for sure. Glad you found a use for all that cedar!😉
Thanks for checking out my stuff. I took a look at 5700 again. You saw something that I never did, but now see. As far as the cedar is concerned, there is plenty there for whatever projects we have going forward.
Nature’s beauty is more beautiful than anything man can create—though it takes man to unlock the beauty.
Good to hear from you and thanks for following my work. I hope you are doing well! Thanks again for staying in touch.