Friday, May 21, 2010
Look at what I snagged!
I found a lapidary artist who had a number of these cabs and I picked as many as I could up. (The name of his site is L'Ochsner. It's a brand new shop - I think I was his first customer!) And I also found one cab by Artcabs on Etsy. I'm so excited and can't wait to set them!
If you read my earlier post, I wrote about how much I love this agate but that it seems to be harder to find than before. Info I found on the internet claimed that the mine was CLOSED and there was no new rock to be had.
Terry states:
"The info in your blog about the Prudent Man is incorrect. I happened to live most of my life quite close to the mine...
1) Mine location: Central Idaho (Lost River Valley)
2) Status of mine: Active during summer/fall or when snow melts.
3) Owner of mine: Steve H. (Lives in Idaho Falls) know him well.
4) Vein #2: "Your Cabochon" variety is readily available.
5) Vein #1: Closed,mined out.(Highest Grade RED/SAGE color Plumes)"
First: many thanks to Terry for correcting my post. It goes to show that you can't believe everything you read on the internet.
Second: I envy Terry. Can you believe living close to these wonderful mines, being able to personally collect these rocks and rough gemstones, and then being able to bring them to life!
Third: this means that I should be able to easily buy MORE or these wonderful agates.
Fourth: wow, someone actually reads my blog.
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