I bought a clloection off of CL not long ago and.....

[fuss]

....will need help determining if any of it is "treasure" and what some of them are. The guy was a collector as a kid in the 70's and this is a mix of his collection and as well as a collection he bought a long time ago from a lapidary. So I ended up with a bunch of rough, slabs, polished stuff, sliced stuff etc.. it will take me a while to photograph them all to post, so I will just make posts as I go. I wasn't intending to buy as much of the collection as I did but an offer I couldn't refuse was made (not going to say how much). The issue from my standpoint is almost none of it is labeled so I have been guessing at what a good bit of it is. Here are a few I know what they are to start.

Water lined agate


Obsidian (Apache tear)


Some lake superior agates






nice fluorescent calcite shown in SW uv

 

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[stdenis_jd]

You labeled them all correctly IMO - the first one is known as a water level agate though, but "water line" isn't wrong either I suppose

That calcite is the sh*&

 

[fuss]

Thx. Ya the color is amazing in SW, and in LW it is impressive as well, ill post that to this thread in a minute.

You labeled them all correctly IMO - the first one is known as a water level agate though, but "water line" isn't wrong either I suppose

That calcite is the sh*&

 

[fuss]

Calcite in SW uv light.

 

[smokeythecat]

Those are really nice pieces. The Lake Superior agates are top notch.

 

[Plumbata]

What's the size or weight of that lovely banded agate (last one pictured)? Even if small it ought to be of good value, check eBay for realized prices for Superior agates and prepare to be amazed

 

[fuss]

Thx, its small, around an inch and a half in length and around 25g in weight.

Those are really nice pieces. The Lake Superior agates are top notch.