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Post by patagonian1 on Jul 27, 2006 10:32:33 GMT -5
Our favorite Volcano :"LANIN"  Patagonian Agates , ready for the final "Touch" ;D  Patagonian Agate in matrix.  Looking for agates , Patagonia , Argentina  |
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Post by lee on Jul 27, 2006 14:06:50 GMT -5
The pictures are great. Can you write us a trip report about your searching for this material? We would like to hear about your trip and more about the area where the specimens are found.
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Post by patagonian1 on Jul 27, 2006 14:32:35 GMT -5
Dear Lee :
There are several sources from where we "hunt " for agates in our Country. Mi intention is to publish some pictures and short comments about them. I will try my best to write some short trip report about each source.
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Post by lee on Jul 27, 2006 15:14:35 GMT -5
That would be great. It is alway nice to learn about where and when the various rocks are found that are posted on the board. As an example, do you live near these sources, are the rocks found easily, what do you do with the rocks, and are they hard to find? Any descriptions you can provide will be great. Have you had a chance to review our field trip reports? These will give you some idea of the MAGMA trips and the people who attend.
Thanks for the great pictures.
Lee
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Post by rons on Jul 27, 2006 18:38:27 GMT -5
Very Very Nice...You make me want to pack up and move to Argentina...great pictures keep up the great work...if you want to part with some I know where that could happen.thanks again for the pics....Ron
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Post by dr00bie on Jul 27, 2006 19:12:20 GMT -5
Those are great pics, the agate in the matrix is really neat looking. Are the little indentions in the matrix where smaller agates were?
Drew
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Post by patagonian1 on Jul 27, 2006 20:39:11 GMT -5
Hi Drew: The little indentions were of smaller agates (really about 1cm +/-) These smaller agates were spread all over; none of them were worth collecting.  There are many agates similar to Australians , but bigger in size. Most of the agates we collected went through a very serious selection (three years of selecting and discarding) Lots of the rough material found was full of cracks or showed nothing inside. Agates with Chattoyance effect   |
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Post by dr00bie on Jul 28, 2006 7:39:57 GMT -5
So the small ones wouldn't be worth tumbling?
Drew
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Post by patagonian1 on Jul 28, 2006 9:03:56 GMT -5
No ; they were white inside ; nothing interesting for tumbling.
Ricardo & Claudia
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Post by rockman1944 on Jul 29, 2006 21:06:35 GMT -5
Thanks Patagonian for the pics. My mouth is still watering, especially for the large agate still embedded in matrix. Are any of the agates translucent. If so, are any for sale. I use translucent agates in my "suncatchers" and "agate lamp shades". They are assembled with solder and lead came, much like the way leaded glass windows are made. I am always looking for a source of translucent agates. Check out my Fairburn Agate Site at: www.angelfire.com/nb/rockman |
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Post by sapphiregirl on Aug 1, 2006 17:39:52 GMT -5
Will you have any for sale as I use agates and slices for pewter and healing crystal figurines.
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Post by patagonian1 on Aug 10, 2006 17:26:53 GMT -5
Dear Sapphiregirl and Rockman : At the present time , we are not selling through Internet. We will be at Tucson Fair 2007 at the INN Suites Rm number 223. Hope to see you there!! Ricardo & Claudia Birnie  |
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Post by sapphiregirl on Aug 10, 2006 18:50:16 GMT -5
Okay and man that was a fine trip you had. We are moving our location to the South Hill, Virginia Fleamarket which is not too far from the NC border. Hopefully one day we will see you there.
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