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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 7, 2022 9:45:54 GMT -5
Beautiful find! Sure looks like some type of sagenite to me.
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Post by Pat on Oct 7, 2022 10:53:06 GMT -5
Sagenite fur……😁
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 7, 2022 11:15:08 GMT -5
This is beautiful!
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 7, 2022 14:51:50 GMT -5
Sagenite. Looks a lot like some of the Saddle Rim sagenite from the Graveyard Point area in E. Oregon.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 7, 2022 19:19:37 GMT -5
Sagenite. Looks a lot like some of the Saddle Rim sagenite from the Graveyard Point area in E. Oregon. Isn't it also called Deer Hair Sagenite? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 7, 2022 19:53:03 GMT -5
Wowzer!! That looks like it would make some gorgeous cabs!! Nice find!!
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 7, 2022 20:03:35 GMT -5
Sagenite. Where about on the side of the road you find it?
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Post by amygdule on Oct 7, 2022 21:03:33 GMT -5
JR8675309That's a nice Sagenite How big is It ?
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Post by JR8675309 on Oct 7, 2022 22:33:46 GMT -5
Thanks y'all! realrockhound: I found the piece not far from the area in eastern Oregon/Idaho border (Im not sure which road for sure as my record keeping got sketchy LOL) that gemfeller mentioned. I'll have to look up saddle rim specifically to get more info. The whole piece is about the size of a 1.5 golf balls. I appreciate everyone's input and feedback! |
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 7, 2022 22:39:11 GMT -5
Thanks y'all! realrockhound: I found the piece not far from the area in eastern Oregon/Idaho border (Im not sure which road for sure as my record keeping got sketchy LOL) that gemfeller mentioned. I'll have to look up saddle rim specifically to get more info. The whole piece is about the size of a 1.5 golf balls. I appreciate everyone's input and feedback! I gotcha. Probably saddle rim. Looks similar |
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Post by JR8675309 on Oct 7, 2022 22:41:04 GMT -5
Well I tried looking for "saddle rim" on map, where the heck is it?
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 8, 2022 13:02:32 GMT -5
Sagenite. Looks a lot like some of the Saddle Rim sagenite from the Graveyard Point area in E. Oregon. Isn't it also called Deer Hair Sagenite? Posaibly. Sort've rings a bell but I'm not sure. |
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 8, 2022 13:21:27 GMT -5
Well I tried looking for "saddle rim" on map, where the heck is it? It's not too far from Homedale, ID. It's part of the huge Graveyard Point collecting area on the Idaho/Oregon border and extends well into Malheur County OR. I've collected at the Saddle Rim site (now under claim) but couldn't pinpoint it on a map. Lots of country out there, winding roads and confusing terrain. The first slab I ever bought was Saddle Rim and I still have it. It comes in many types but much is too dark to show the sagenite needles well when cabbed. This is a Saddle Rim cab I made long ago as a doublet, using a mirror as the base to get more light to the sprays of needles.  |
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Post by amygdule on Oct 8, 2022 18:39:23 GMT -5
Some of the old literature that I read decades ago, referred to Sagenite as Deer Hair Agate Sagenite is one of my favorite stones to find at the beach.    |
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 8, 2022 19:13:49 GMT -5
amygdule I think she meant that name is associated specifically with the Saddle Rim material. It's probably used with other sagenites as well but the dark random needles in SR do resemble deer hair. The word "saagenite" comes from the Latin word "sagena," meaning a large net. It refers to any material encasing long crystals including rutilated quartz and other stones. RQ is sometimes called "Angel Hair Quartz" and probably other descriptive names.
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Post by ericabelle on Oct 8, 2022 19:40:46 GMT -5
JR8675309 - Wow, that is BEE-YOO-TEE-FULL. Why am I not living in Oregon? Great find! Did you find some thundereggs today, too?
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Post by JR8675309 on Oct 8, 2022 20:39:14 GMT -5
JR8675309 - Wow, that is BEE-YOO-TEE-FULL. Why am I not living in Oregon? Great find! Did you find some thundereggs today, too? it was a good day, we switched gears and went to Glass Buttes for obsidian. Good times, no cuts until after I got home LOL. We are supposed to go for eggs tomorrow, but we may hold until next weekend:). |
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Post by ericabelle on Oct 8, 2022 21:40:58 GMT -5
JR8675309 - Wow, that is BEE-YOO-TEE-FULL. Why am I not living in Oregon? Great find! Did you find some thundereggs today, too? it was a good day, we switched gears and went to Glass Buttes for obsidian. Good times, no cuts until after I got home LOL. We are supposed to go for eggs tomorrow, but we may hold until next weekend:). Oh man, you live a hard life- obsidian one day, thundereggs the next. LOL |
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Post by susand24224 on Oct 9, 2022 3:33:27 GMT -5
Wow! I need to find a driver so I can hang my head out the window more efficiently--not too far from me, and definitely might be a fun trip. What a find!
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