The Dust Storm

Rock #5740

This dust storm is seen inside a Carver Agate Field geode which I just cut. See the photos above. The other half of the cut geode, shown in the photo of Rock #5736 below, contains within the “mesa brown blob” a cool but quite unusual outline of a blue fortification agate.

Rock #5736

Rock #5743

Rock #5743 above is a beautiful plume agate cab I cut yesterday from a Carver agate.

Rock #5743 Enlarged

In the enlarged photo above, note the fortification agate lurking at 10 o’clock above and to the left of the yellow plume. Another stone cut from this same plume agate is seen in Rock #5742 below.

Rock #5742

Rock #5750

Rock #5750 is a geode that looks likes the same yellow material as seen in the plume agate, but without the tree shape.

Rock #5745

Rock #5745 Enlarged

Above the crack seen in Rock #5745 is another plume agate (seen below the white banded agate). Enlargement of this photo shows several feathery white sprays of sagenitic inclusions.

Rock #5746

Rock #5746 is a beautiful and interesting geode with sagenitic material above the crystal filled cavity.

Rock #5751

Rock #5751 is a fortification agate nodule cross-section with sagenitic material along the right edge.

Rock #5755

Rock #5755 is just a plain interesting agate cab with a beige lava shard (lower center ) and a sagenitic inclusion at 3 o’clock. I cut this stone to capture the orange lightning bolt that shoots thru the stone.

Rock #5747

Rock #5747 is the cross-section of a nearly perfect double geode/nodule.

Rock #5739

Photo 5739 is a fairly typical agate nodule cross-section with a red carnelian rind. Much more unusual, if perhaps less attractive, is Rock #5734 below— a true rose quartz nodule/agate! Scanning the walls of my shop/museum, I see lots of red carnelian, but very very little rose quartz.

Rock #5734

Rock #5754

Rock #5753

Rock #5754 and 5753 above are examples of my favorite agate type from The Carver. I love the sunset colorings and infinitely variable patterns. Click on the individual image to see a larger version.

Rock #5732

Rock #5756

Photos 5732 and 5756 show the two halves of a perfect agate nodule I just cut and polished. My Nikon camera did not do justice to the blue/green/pink/peach/yellow pastel colors of the banding. Sorry, I could not make my Nikon camera see what is there to be seen. You are invited to make an appointment to see my shop/gallery/museum to see this specimen firsthand. In the meantime, click the individual image to see a larger version.

Rock #5725

Lastly, Rock #5725 is a fairly typical example of the vein agate found throughout The Carver Agate Field. Note the yellow plumes just above the dark brown/black band on the stone’s bottom edge. This stone contains plume agate as well as other identifiable agate forms.

I hope you enjoyed these photos as I continue to explore the geological oddity of The Carver Agate Field of Far West Texas.

Please note: this blog posting is also available as a Carver Report.