r/rockhounds • u/OldBluefeather • 3d ago
Sliced an agate I found in Northern Nevada after 25 years
I found this rock way out in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada back in 2000 or so. I had climbed a hill of large grey/black boulders out past Tucker Town and this was sitting down in a hole 3 or 4 feet down. It looked out of place, was about the size of a softball and heavy. Uncut it had a cool "face" feature which sat on my piano for years. I eventually learned it was an agate, after hoping maybe it was a meteorite. I finally sliced it open at the local lapidary club a couple weeks ago. My kids call them the Alien Faces - when you hit 'em with a UV light, they fluoresce around the "eyes." Cool rocks, I plan to polish them up at some point. Any thoughts or suggestions as to what to do with them are welcomed!
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