gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2014 12:19:02 GMT -5
Can anyone give me a name for this Oregon moss agate? It was mined by a friend long ago and I'm certain it's from Oregon, maybe from Richardson's Rock Ranch. But he didn't have a name for it.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 7, 2014 15:24:49 GMT -5
I've got a little from Oregon that's kind of similar but it's from Maury Mtn. So many moss agates from up that way. Beautiful stone anyway!....Mel
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 7, 2014 15:34:17 GMT -5
Checked my agate notebook and you were correct, that material goes under the name Priday Moss and was apparently a non T-egg moss from the Priday ranch which I think is now Richardsons. There are also very similar looking moss agates from Lucky Strike Eggs and from the Ochs Ranch Pony Creek site but I think the Priday is the best match for color and form.....Mel
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2014 16:30:32 GMT -5
Thanks Mel. I'm sure the rough was vein-type, not-T-egg. Yes, the old Priday ranch is now Richardson's. I haven't been up there for years but have strong memories of hand-chiseling flattish plume T-eggs from a large perlite dike.
You have a valuable agate notebook. You should turn it into a real book. What a great lasting resource that would be!
Rick
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 7, 2014 18:52:55 GMT -5
Rick, My note book got to be five volumes each abut 3-4 inches thick before I gave up on it. Would be too expensive to publish. The big disappointment though, was the damn folks at the office supplies store showed me to a photo paper and ink that were supposed to be "permanent". The paper was costy too. Turned out that over a three year period I was working on it, the ink both fades and diffuses into the paper to lose good definition. So much for self desktop publishing. Still have the books but gave up updating them as a waste of time...Mel
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2014 19:46:09 GMT -5
I'm really sorry to hear about that Mel. The still-legible parts of it should be transcribed into some permanent form, maybe photographically; big job, I know. Even the illegible parts might some day be untangled: I read recently they think someone's even cracked the mysterious Voynich Manuscript I remember that Si and Ann Frazier of Oakland were seeking info on agate and jasper names, locales and descriptions back in the 80s or early 90s for a book they were planning. I sent them some info I had personal knowledge about but haven't heard anything more about the project since. Do you know if the late Roger Pabian's agate site is still operating? I just tried my bookmarked link and got a 404. Losing it would be a tragedy.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 7, 2014 20:57:31 GMT -5
Yeah Rick, it's still there but the link to get there seems screwed up. Just Google University of nebraska agate page and that will give you the proper link. Should be the first to come up in your search.......Mel
PS: Don't forget to bookmark Pat Mc Mahan's Agates with Inclusions too
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2014 21:51:34 GMT -5
Thanks Mel. I've had McMahon's info bookmarked for years, plus a lot of other valuable agate/jasper links.
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Post by mohs on Jun 7, 2014 22:54:58 GMT -5
Howdy Rick I perused this book not long ago the author is an avid researcher of the Voynich and there was a real interesting chapter in the book dealing with his research of course, rock bottom conclusions are difficult to ascertain mohs
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Post by gemfeller on Jun 7, 2014 23:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Jun 8, 2014 0:15:43 GMT -5
Interesting Rick ! I was reading the Nahutual theory Not sure I made the pre-Columbian connection though O my! What if the Voynich describes a ball court? You ready to write to the novel? We’d have enough material We’ll be the Dan Brown of Lapidary! Mostly Although I prefer Umberto Eco But Dan Brown sold more
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