cami2442
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Post by cami2442 on Oct 24, 2017 13:57:28 GMT -5
This is my best find ever my father-in-law was very jealous.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 24, 2017 14:17:42 GMT -5
What type of agate is that? I’ve only heard “shadow agate” referring to Lakers, but that doesn’t look like a Laker.
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cami2442
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Post by cami2442 on Oct 24, 2017 15:34:51 GMT -5
My father-in-law has always called it shadow agate, it might be the same as laker agate just different cause of the color, but I’m not sure
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 24, 2017 15:37:30 GMT -5
I'm no agate expert, but I've seen a Laker that had the shadow effect. Not all Lake Superior agates are shadow agates, in fact, I think they're pretty rare. When you move them, there's a sort of shadow that moves across the banding. The same effect probably occurs in other agates, I just happened to see it in a Laker.
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Post by kk on Oct 24, 2017 17:03:15 GMT -5
Yep, I got one from Agate Creek in Australia. Hypnotic stuff; could stare at it forever....
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 24, 2017 19:41:14 GMT -5
Yeah, the shadow effect is pretty uncommon. Seems to require an agate with very fine banding and sometimes seems to occur with that turtleback effect too. I've also seen it in Brazilians, Bots, and some of the northern Mexico specimens. Think I even have a Baker Ranch t-egg with shadow effect in my collection somewhere....Mel
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