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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 20:27:37 GMT -5
Well here goes. I have a bunch of stones that I can not identify but I will start with a few and see how it goes. Any help will be greatly appreciated. The first one looks like agate but this is the only one I have found that is made like this. I saw a stone posted here that is similar to this one and they ID'ed it as agatized bone. can this be bone? This little stone is blue and purple. The only one that I have found I call this southwest stone because of the color. I have picked up a lot of it but have not tried to work any of it yet. I find a lot of these nodules and they either have a white or a translucent brown inside. One of my favorites. I appreciate any help. Jim
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 27, 2011 21:21:28 GMT -5
Quite a selection. Got to admit I'm having a hard time figuring out where you're hunting based on your finds *L*. Number 1 with that back exterior looks like south Texas agate, #2 is a plume agate which looks like either Canadian River or maybe Woodward from Texas but #14 looks like Prairie Agate from South Dakota and #18 reminds me of some Dakotas stuff too. But both 14 and 18 could also be from south Texas #8 is a classic moss agate and could come from lots of areas. Confusing array of specimens. What state do ya hunt?...Mel
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 21:32:48 GMT -5
Everything came from a seven mile radius of Greybull Wyoming. Which means that half of it came from Montana via glacial push lol Jim
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2011 21:42:16 GMT -5
btw Mel Thanks for the input and you ain't seen nothin yet. I have a lot more that people can not believe they came from here lol
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Post by tandl on Oct 28, 2011 8:55:14 GMT -5
The only one i can put a trade name on is # 2 -Medicine Bow Agate, # 14 is chert , i like that pattern in the little piece .
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 28, 2011 9:27:57 GMT -5
Very cool. Even the plume threw me as none of the Medicine Bow I have shows any hint of red. Your glaciers did pretty much what the south Texas Rivers did, gathered up material from all over the place......Mel
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 28, 2011 9:40:50 GMT -5
Hey Mel, cold enough for you? We are nearby in Fredricksburg for a couple of days. I thought we could see the town I usually white knuckle drive the motor home through twice a year. 45 degrees today, 35 tomorrow. Hard to leave the heater. Seems like it was 90 degrees a couple of days ago.
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 28, 2011 9:48:27 GMT -5
As Mel said, # 14 and 18 could very well be the same sort of stuff as we find in S.W. South Dakota. You may even luck out and find a Fairburn or TeePee Canyon type agate out there. It's scattered over a wide area of S.D., Nebraska and Wyoming.
Don
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 28, 2011 12:30:12 GMT -5
Looks like agate and chert-no bone that I see...............great rocks too..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2011 14:36:16 GMT -5
Wow, thanks all. I will post more in a day or two. Bought a new blade for my 12 inch slab saw and picking up oil today. Bet you can not guess what I will be doing for a while. lol A lot of brain power at work here on this sight. Ya'll are super. Jim
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 28, 2011 16:47:24 GMT -5
Those appear to be water worn agates rather than "nodules". If you have any small ones they would be nice tumbled. I've tumbled a lot of Montana Agates. Coarse mainly just removes the weathered outer rind so doesn't take very long.
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