Roberto Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Personally no, unless they have truly intricate reasons, or yes, a chemically altered aspect. So, very few attract my attention. the first one that follows after the group has an opalescent appearance (labradorite), with beautiful bluish reflections 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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akroorka Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Image #4 and #5--is that a true Carnelean? Pretty cool! I look at them, like to hold them but do not collect them. I like the cool feel of them and if I ever hold one that feels warm--I will wrap it in lead. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 52 minutes ago, akroorka said: Image #4 and #5--is that a true Carnelean? Pretty cool! I think it is a real cornelian, since it is not very 'special,' but I have never researched these things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted Saturday at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:13 PM I have some i like them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted Saturday at 06:39 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:39 PM Mine, I had them in the past from a local collector. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted Saturday at 06:44 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:44 PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted Saturday at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:57 PM I have always appreciated the faceted agates. I know that @bumblebee does too. I will never forget the images of workers lying on their stomachs in California, grinding these down and polishing them. It is amazing, the amount of hits that one of these can take and still stay intact. I love to back light this type knowing that they really destroyed a lot of the glass marbles that we all enjoy today. Here are a few images. Marble—On!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted Saturday at 07:25 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 07:25 PM Wow, these are fantastic, especially with the light inside... Yes, I remember reading somewhere about workers lying down to work on these, yes yes, right in this book that I own... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie Posted yesterday at 01:52 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:52 AM @akroorka What an absolutely amazing photo showing all those subsurface moons from many multiple playing hits. I love the hand faceted agates from the 1800s as you know they were produced to genuinely be used as play marbles. Showing moons, even better. Then there are the later machine rounded which only interest me if they were actually played with many years ago shown by the moons. All the different rounded mineral samples I consider to be purely decorative items unrelated to marbles (except for shape only). @Roberto That is a very classy book. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted yesterday at 03:33 PM Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:33 PM 13 hours ago, aussie said: @Roberto That is a very classy book. It is really a good book, complete, thorough, and well illustrated, as far as historical marbles are concerned 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago I like the faceted agates. I only like machine ground agates with great pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted 14 hours ago Report Share Posted 14 hours ago I love the agates,, but I can’t imagine grinding this down into Marbles. It’s about 1 pound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted 10 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 3 hours ago, schmoozer said: I love the agates,, but I can’t imagine grinding this down into Marbles. It’s about 1 pound. Well,This is perfect, as it is . I wouldn't even want to imagine giving it to those gentlemen lying down up there 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Yes I'm a superfan of agates, aka realers, aka aggies. At their peak of production in Germany, the craftsmanship was stunning, though the working conditions were abysmal. Inhaling wet dust all day for poverty wages in a dank little shop takes its toll. I don't buy many newly made agates, but there's at least one factory in Brazil (I don't know more about it) that produces stellar dyed agates of traditional playing size. Recently I found a 1" Brazil-made agate on eBay that appears to have facets. I don't have it in hand yet but it makes me curious whether basic rough faceting remains a core stage of the agate sphere making process today, presumably done before they put them on the grinding cups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted 5 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 5 hours ago 57 minutes ago, bumblebee said: Yes I'm a superfan of agates, aka realers, aka aggies. At their peak of production in Germany, the craftsmanship was stunning, though the working conditions were abysmal. Inhaling wet dust all day for poverty wages in a dank little shop takes its toll. I don't buy many newly made agates, but there's at least one factory in Brazil (I don't know more about it) that produces stellar dyed agates of traditional playing size. Recently I found a 1" Brazil-made agate on eBay that appears to have facets. I don't have it in hand yet but it makes me curious whether basic rough faceting remains a core stage of the agate sphere making process today, presumably done before they put them on the grinding cups? Very interesting, thank you for showing this beautiful Agate. Now I am waiting for this one, and I hope it is really like this one, because it is not a single piece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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