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Midwinter Cutting of Agates and Geodes from The Carver Agate Field

Midwinter Cutting of Agates and Geodes from The Carver Agate Field

By /February 4, 2026 /0 comments /Cut Rocks

It is January 25, 2026, slightly above zero in temperature, snow storm in progress. It is a good day to post my newest cut and polished agates and geodes from The Carver Agate Field. This post involves several of the most interesting material. I am including a new photo gallery to accompany this post. The gallery is titled, January 2026 Blizzard Gallery, and it contains a lot more of what I have been up to this winter. Be sure to check it out! Texas Amethyst Agate World Headquarters Shop Museum and Gallery Rock #6647 First up: #6647 is a brecciated sagenitic fortification agate geode. Wow, what a mouthful! The greenish blobs in the bottom third of the stone, in the center, are the sagenitic part. The geode part in the detail above is the red crystal lined cavity. The brecciated part is comprised of the several brown colored shards of […]

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Newly Found/Cut Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue Geodes/Agates

Newly Found/Cut Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue Geodes/Agates

By /November 24, 2025 /1 comment /Cut Rocks

My last two posts were “Two Decade Photo Gallery,” displaying the 1,356 Carver Agate Field polished specimens, followed by a second gallery highlighting 20 years of approximately 1,000 Carver Agate Field cabs. After these exhaustive compilations of approximately 2,300 Carver Agate Field “beauties” came summer chores and gardening. The gardening was challenging and time consuming, but ultimately very successful. I have taken short breaks from my gardening and now, following the killing frost, I am ready to show you some of the beautiful and interesting specimens which I have cut and polished this summer during my breaks. It will take several posts over the next several weeks to bring the best of these new stones to this website. I continue to be amazed and delighted to find new and different material taken solely from the wonderfully diverse and geologically astounding Carver Agate Field of West Texas. The following photos are […]

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20 Years of Cabbing The Carver Agate Field

20 Years of Cabbing The Carver Agate Field

By /June 5, 2025 /3 comments /Cabochons

The best way to explore and enjoy the rocks of The Carver Agate Field of Far West Texas is to view this new photo gallery of nearly 1000 cut and polished cabs from The Carver exclusively found and cut by me. The cutting, polishing, and magnification of photos of these cabs is the most effective way to see the geological wonder of this single West Texas volcanic formation which was described by my late friend, mentor, geologist, and self-described rock enthusiast, Bill Halepeska, of Midland, Texas, who observed that The Carver Agate Field is “the most diverse, colorful, and unique agate find in Far West Texas since the early 1960’s”. Click here to see this new Cabochon gallery, and be sure to check out the recently posted 1300+ photo gallery of rock specimens from The Carver Agate Field! Some samples: Rock #784 Rock #785 Rock #3347 Rock #3819 Rock #3838 […]

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New: "Carver Two Decade Photo Gallery" with 1356 photos!

New: “Carver Two Decade Photo Gallery” with 1356 photos!

By /April 1, 2025 /2 comments /Cut Rocks

From images collected over 20 years of exploring, cutting, and polishing stones from The Carver Agate Field, I have selected a few (1356) photos of some of the best rock specimens to share with you. Visit The Carver Two Decade Photo Gallery to view this extensive collection of rock specimens, and be sure to click on each image so you can enlarge it and enjoy all of the details. Rock #3612 A second extensive photo gallery of cut and polished cabochons and free-form designer gemstones, cut and polished over 20 years, will be forthcoming as well. Rock #399 All of these materials are from The Carver Agate Field. These extensive galleries are primarily intended for serious rock enthusiasts and geologists. I have designed this gallery to allow enlargement and enhanced viewing of the crystal/mineral structures and sagenitic materials that make the ‘Carver’ a unique geological formation worthy of serious scrutiny. […]

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MORE PICS IN THE Summer 2024 Carver Agate Field Harvest Gallery

MORE PICS IN THE Summer 2024 Carver Agate Field Harvest Gallery

By /October 7, 2024 /0 comments /Cut Rocks

As I previously posted, the apples have been harvested, the garden harvest is nearly complete, and a harvest of Carver Agates cut this Summer of 2024 has been added to a new gallery. And now there are even more! I just added some more great pics to the Summer 2024 Carver Agate Field Harvest Gallery. Click the link above and take a look. These images were added to the end of the gallery, so you will have to scroll down a bit and you will find them. It might be easier to go to the bottom of the gallery and scroll UP to see the new stuff. 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 […]

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A New Harvest of Carver Agates!

A New Harvest of Carver Agates!

By /September 28, 2024 /6 comments /Cut Rocks

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 […]

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New Banner Photo(s) Coming

New Banner Photo(s) Coming

By /August 27, 2024 /2 comments /Geology

I have asked my trusted webmaster, Leah, to change up the top banner photo on the homepage 3 times over the next several months. I have recently reviewed, over many many hours, my best and most interesting photos of geodes, nodules, and vein agates. I will compile these photos on this website under three voluminous categories which will be captioned “Best of Galleries,” with one for each category. These galleries are probably too voluminous for the casual or limited interest viewer, but will be of some geologic value for serious rock enthusiasts who will take the time to view these specimens on a computer monitor, not their phones. The geological splendor and formational diversity will serve scientific inquiry about agate formation. This inquiry, though underway for much more than a hundred years, is still ongoing. Recently, I read a new scientific publication entitled, Banded Agates: a Genetic Approach (2018), by […]

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New Video: The Carver Agate Field Collection

New Video: The Carver Agate Field Collection

By /March 29, 2024 /2 comments /Cut Rocks

Texas Amethyst Agate has compiled a comprehensive video of the amazing diversity and beauty of the rocks of The Carver Agate Field of Far West Texas. All of the rocks in this video were collected, cut, and polished by John L. Carver over a period of 15 years. The cutting and polishing of The Carver Agate Field material is ongoing. The Carver Agate Field was described by my friend, the late geologist and rock enthusiast Bill Halepeska, of Midland, Texas, as “the most diverse, colorful, and unique agate find in Far West Texas since the early 1960’s.” Bill made this observation while exploring The Carver Agate Field with me when Bill was in his early 90’s. At that time, he said that he had been exploring the West Texas agate fields for over 60 years. The photos shown in this video, I believe, conclusively confirm his observation. I hope you […]

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CARVER AGATE FIELD: Winter 2024 Finds and a new Photo Gallery!

CARVER AGATE FIELD: Winter 2024 Finds and a new Photo Gallery!

By /March 15, 2024 /3 comments /Cut Rocks

Following serious health problems in November, 2023, I have this winter gotten back to my ongoing exploration of the stones of The Carver Agate Field of Far West Texas. Be sure to click on each image below to see a larger version! The featured stones above, 5431 and 5432, are free form cabs that really captured my imagination. Here is a close-up of 5431: Rock #5431 Close-up Stones 5434 and 5370 below are red carnelian agates both cut from the same source stone: Stone 5499 is a fancy, free form oddball blue-green agate/jaspagate. The green being the jasper part of the jasp\agate. Stone 5433 is a second stone cut from the same source from which stone 5499 was cut. Stone 5502 is a deeply colored citrine geode with a crystal filled vug leading to/from the ‘fill tube’, so-called by some. Citrine is always difficult for me to photograph. So, the […]

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Easter Gallery from 'The Carver' Agate Field Collection

Easter Gallery from ‘The Carver’ Agate Field Collection

By /April 11, 2021 /1 comment /Cut Rocks

Another two weeks of exploring, cutting and polishing stones from ‘The Carver’ agate field. Please visit the new Maine Gallery entitled ‘Easter Gallery’ to see them. These stones are from several different areas of The Carver agate field, hence, many look quite different. These specimens display some of the best colors and patterns. Try viewing them on a large screen if you can. Also try to see the amazing stones’ structure via enlargement. Not included in this gallery is another ‘first time seen’ from ‘The Carver’ agate field. The next posting will feature this ‘first’!