free4rms
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Post by free4rms on Nov 24, 2010 22:21:33 GMT -5
I recently cut open this agate and it is unlike any other I have ever seen. It is obviously a fortification agate, but I have never seen one with this vibrant green color. Can anyone help me I.D. this?
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Post by gr on Nov 24, 2010 22:27:08 GMT -5
Can't help you on that one It's very symetrical. Looks like it has seeds. How big is it?
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Nov 24, 2010 22:58:38 GMT -5
Looks like a kiwi fruit.
snuffy
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 25, 2010 11:50:04 GMT -5
WOW! I have never seen anything quite like that! Gorgeous. Possibly Queenie. Where did you get it? Steve
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Nov 25, 2010 17:58:13 GMT -5
Looks like a leek. What's the backside and the rind look like?
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Post by 150FromFundy on Nov 25, 2010 19:04:29 GMT -5
Snuffy beat me to it. You found a petrified, or agatized kiwi.
Darryl.
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free4rms
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Post by free4rms on Nov 25, 2010 20:19:02 GMT -5
Ya-a-a-a-ay! We have a winner!! First of all I must say that I am sooooooo mean and sneaky! Carloscino has ratted me out! It is indeed a cross section of a leek. I was making a brine mixture to soak my turkey in overnight and the recipe called for some leeks. When I cut it crosswise, the end of the leek immediately reminded me of a fortification agate (funny how things like that can happen in everyday life). So-o-o-o, I decided to have some Thanksgiving fun and see if anyone would catch on to my sneaky trick. Congratulations, Carloscino!
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 26, 2010 1:21:25 GMT -5
Don't I look like an IDIOT!!!! ;D Nice one... :cheesy: steve
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