Help...I Need Some Advice on fire agates

[Steve1236]

I found about 10 to 15 pounds of this, its a thin layer with fire so it would be hard to window and I dont know its qaulity? I have bigger pieces, these are just the some ones revealing the fire good without having to be windowed , I still need a dremel smh. I was gonna sell it as a10lb lot, but I dont know how much to ask for?(ballpark) Any help would be appreciated...thanks

 

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[IAMZIM]

I wouldn't know what to ask, but I do think it's a really cool specimen!

 

[Steve1236]

Thanks, I sold the last stuff I found on ebay but you couldn't see fire but it was from the same area so if I had windowed it I'm sure it had fire, what kills me is I sold ten pounds for 50$ not knowing it had "fire" smh..

 

[old digger]

I guess you could separate some of those nodules and polish them into cabochons and set them into some premade rings and sell them.

 

[Steve1236]

a few more....

 

[Eu_citzen]

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I'd say most are better suited for specimens, however I would like a better pic of the last three. Those look better.

 

[Steve1236]

I sat them in mineral oil and you can see bright fire coming from the bottom but spotty, can I window them for the fire colors and still sell it as a specimen?

 

[IAMZIM]

I gotta say, if I had seen these before I spent my tax return, I would have made an offer on a few lol!

 

[Eu_citzen]

I sat them in mineral oil and you can see bright fire coming from the bottom but spotty, can I window them for the fire colors and still sell it as a specimen?

Remember do disclose the oiling when selling, it's considered a treatment.
Personally I'm a purist when dealing with specimens. At best I want them cleaned of, but not otherwise fiddled with.

 

[Steve1236]

a strange and beautiful colored one, hidden under some chalcedony I was able to break off..