ann Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Orbboy I've never seen Lapis Lazuli in that color before? it looks more like an Amzonite with some quartz inclusions, Interesting Set . . . I was worrying over that too, lapis being one of my long-time favorite things . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Amzonite it is then. I know next to nothing about minerals. I knew Lapis was blue though lol. I like that is a 37 holer. And the Crocodile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 DB, Since you live in Colorado, what do you think is meant here by "Colorado Agate"? http://www.ebay.com/itm/APR-10-1926-NEWSPAPER-PAGE-1349-FREE-MIGS-AND-GENUINE-PUREY-AGATE-MARBLES-/261838662713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 DB, Did you know the H.H. Tammen Co., a novelty store in Denver, CO, imported German agates way back when? http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=546 https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv1DAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA556&lpg=PA556&dq=hh+tammen+agate&source=bl&ots=Ghj8Kk3YZc&sig=0OcW26wvKuFMhYtycGuQzx8ftw0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bi8hVcf4FomdsAXivIGwAw&ved=0CEEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=hh%20tammen%20agate&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Alleynut Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Hansel, I'm not aware of any specific type of banded Agates native to Colorado, perhaps they were imported from germany with a (Colorado) tag placed on them for tourists sales, takeing home a piece of Colorado might be atractive to folks at that point in time, or perhaps they cut some local petrified wood or jasper which can be heavily banded and bare the Agate title, the article with the gentleman that you added the link to suggests that he was heavily into Colorado mineral specimans at that point in time, very popular with the tourists then and still are today. with this being said I'm going to have to go and buy a very strange and Unique California / Mexican Onyx Agate Solitare game set that I saw at a local Antique shop, very unusual cardboard box that holds the marbles and (onyx) carved game board, there closed today I'll have to purchase it on monday, not marked with a manfacturer, just looking at the box I'd say sometime in the 40's to perhaps the 60's It's very strange to say the least, maybe Mexico?? DB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Is that a Registered, Copyright?? type mark in front of the word Agate in the ad or just a goober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Another Malachite set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Now that it's off the market, and officially not mine, here's the lovely agate Dave was referring to on ebay earlier in the thread. Did you get it, Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Not the original board, and I added in the centre one. Some show faint lathing spirals. Big boys 1 5/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Now for the smaller ones. Biggest measures 7/16". I think one is glass though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Alleynut Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 No Ann, I didnt buy that one, however it was a very very nice example, I did go and buy this this morning its been sitting at a local Antique shop for about 6 months, trying to figure out a semi accurate date for this set, perhaps a souviner from Mexico. The box itself needs to be taped on all 4 corners of the lid, My guess on this set would be anywear from the 50's through the 70's just from the looks of the box, paper over cardboard, no maker on the set at all. Beautiful slab onyx game board about 8 inches across, marbles are all there, and are 9/16ths and appear to be machined rather than hand faceted, allthough numerous marbles have small flat spots.This set had been working on my mind for awhile, finally thought what the heck and just bought it. DB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Alleynut Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 and the marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipocritter Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 This group of agates came in a paperweight collection we bought. They are held together with a bonding material- glue. The hand faceted marbles are each about 1 & 1/16" in diameter. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbram Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Received an interesting agate displaying an image inclusion...I call it my Italy agate. I think I'll hang onto this one, its rather cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ha! I found myself trying to identify the islands down near the bottom of the boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I sometimes get agates that do not appear to have facets, but which in color and design look similar to hand-faceted agates. According to http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20580-carskadden-and-gartleys-chapter-on-agates/ agates that were left polishing long enough could come out without facets, and even some of the earlier agates were mill ground (but likely not with as high a polish). I'm wondering whether anyone has found agates that look vintage but which lack facets, or in my case, one that appears to have none except a few faint ones on both poles under a loupe. On the other hand, a truly hand-faceted one is unmistakable in sunlight and with the old thumbnail test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I do not believe there was such a thing as "left polishing long enough" as that would not be a hand ground agate. There are some that are very well finished but with a magnifier facets can always be found on a hand ground agate. There are tons of machine ground agates that resemble hand ground agates in color and composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I agree with Galen - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ha! I found myself trying to identify the islands down near the bottom of the boot. How weird! I found myself seeing it upside down as Great Britain and - and - and - and - Greenland after a terrible catastrophe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99marbles Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Anyone looking to sell agates, I'm always in the market. I'm looking for black ones specifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Three pee-wee (10mm) Tiger's eyes from a French auction lot - machine ground but probably some age to them based on the rest of the lot - fun little things even if relatively modern: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Great bump! keeperthread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budwas Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Four that I have with me. The dark one has facets. It also has spot that I'm going to try Bob's Crisco trick on. I'll report back on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budwas Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 At home I have this, there very rough, you can see flat spots on them. The board is beautifulbirds eye maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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