Rock #6707 Twenty years of cutting literally thousands of nodules, geodes, agates, jaspers and jasp/agates from The Carver and, in February 2026, something new and different appeared. This was an unimpressive typical looking nodule (see above). The agate banding in the three areas—right, left, and center—are typical of agate formation in Carver nodules. And then, the geological oddity. Red appears to bleed into the blue of the original color of the stone, but then suddenly there is a dark blue/black band, and then the lighter blue coloration of the original stone. The 3 agate areas of the stone are clearly colored somehow. Rock #6707 DetailClick on the image to open a new window for better viewing If the coloration followed the bands, this would not be unusual. In fact, it would be typical. If the coloration followed or flowed along a crack, this would be very common and is what […]

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