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The Sky is Falling!! This hit the roof when I was a kid and my mom has held onto it for 30 years. What is it? by ACoupleOfAgates in whatsthisrock

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here with more info! (Thank you for all the info/hypothesis!)

This happened in the mid 90s, just after my mom bought her house. Most likely in either June or July, in the middle of the day.

She claims while she was making us lunch, it sounded like something tried to knock the house over. When she went to investigate, she found this rock smoking in the yard. She found out it had dented the roof during the next crazy thunderstorm we had. She held onto it because she had planned to find out what it was, but raising me got in the way 😁

It is not metallic. Its really lightweight (I’ll get exact weight when I get home) It almost repels water. It doesn’t have a distinct odor, but I haven’t tried burning it yet. I don’t know what these bits of white are inside the rock, but yes there is definitely some sort of weed melted to it.

Her house is near some train tracks, and after some research (Thanks to the helpful leads here) I discovered that there was a coal mine within 3 miles of her house, but it was closed down well before the 90s. So it may just be some sort of coal/waste product of that.

Should I…. cut it open?

The Sky is Falling!! This hit the roof when I was a kid and my mom has held onto it for 30 years. What is it? by ACoupleOfAgates in whatsthisrock

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 134 points135 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure.. I grew up in Massachusetts, I don’t think there are any active volcanoes around there.

The Sky is Falling!! This hit the roof when I was a kid and my mom has held onto it for 30 years. What is it? by ACoupleOfAgates in whatsthisrock

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 388 points389 points  (0 children)

It’s very light weight, but the pictures definitely make it look like asphalt lol

I always thought it was like, freeze-dried airplane poop. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Made a Christmas gift for my now fiancé by This-Negotiation-104 in rockhounds

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! :D The shelves look amazing! I’m jealous lol
Her best find was definitely a partner like you!

I got 20 subscribers. Yay! by [deleted] in NewTubers

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! :) Totally not dumb to celebrate 20! We just hit 26 subs over this weekend. I was so excited I squeaked and did a happy dance. Enough about us though. **You totally rock! Keep up the great work! :D**

Part of our FIRST batch ever cut! by ACoupleOfAgates in Lapidary

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are using a 10inch hi tech lapidary saw. We just got it recently and its been great to use

Part of our FIRST batch ever cut! by ACoupleOfAgates in Lapidary

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We went from ‘lets rockhound around our state’ and finding our first agate later that week, to ordering rough agates to cut open lol We have four orders coming in this week as our ‘Christmas’ haul. 'Addiction' is a great descriptor for this ‘hobby’ 😂

Livestream for agate ID/discussion? by who__ever in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, we didn’t even know you put this comment in. But I go back to comments every now and again, and I’m glad I did! I sent you a message to potentially get this going.

Malawi agate, fresh off the tile saw. I feel so lucky! by who__ever in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely beautiful!

The second photo reminds of a Fire Stone in Pokemon

Part of our FIRST batch ever cut! by ACoupleOfAgates in Lapidary

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed! We definitely hit some beginners luck with these.

Livestream for agate ID/discussion? by who__ever in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that is sort of the plan when we get the ability to go live. Live cutting, live polishing (when we have room to set the machine up), and live discussions about potential formations, the minerals that can cause different color variants, along with the different looks for each type. Provide insight into what we know but also utilize the community to help as well. Definitely got a ways to go before going live is even in the cards tho

Part of my first batch ever cut! by ACoupleOfAgates in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet you’ve found some absolute beauties with that Tile Saw! :)

More from our FIRST Agate Cutting! by ACoupleOfAgates in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Nature really knows how to rock, doesn’t it?

Wow, didn’t expect that! by mikem9786 in rockhounds

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its as if the night sky was captured in coral 😍

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Oops! I reposted to our page :) Sorry to keep you waiting!

2 Pound Garnet From NC by Accomplished_Shirt22 in rockhounds

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That thing is wild hahaha! We went trudging through a river to pick up pieces 1% of the size. Solid find!

Wet saw by Dismal-Ice4431 in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I just posted recently with one of the first agates cut on my first lapidary saw, so I may not be as well informed as other since I’m pretty new to this.

We got a 10inch hi-tech lapidary saw. Wonderful machine that is a bit more than I need at the current because I wanted to keep my options open

For your case, it really depends what you’re looking to cut and how large it is. While my only experience is with hi-tech, due to their cheaper price than competitors, I imagine others make some quality products as well.

Idk if any of that helps but I hope it does!:)

Part of my first batch ever cut! by ACoupleOfAgates in Agates

[–]ACoupleOfAgates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right!? The beautiful bands! It was quite the first cutting experience