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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 15, 2011 1:43:50 GMT -5
So I was sorting some slabs that I recently purchase from an estate sale and I found this. Looks to me to be a very unusual slice of Montana Agate. Has anyone else seen Montana agate like this? I thought I seen an example of this not too long ago. Please let me know if I am wrong. Here it is ![](http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/christopherlesso/SLABS/Montana1.jpg) back-lit ![](http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/christopherlesso/SLABS/Montana2.jpg) close-up ![](http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/christopherlesso/SLABS/Montana3.jpg) So far I have only found one. I think this is a pretty find...I'm jazzed about it!!
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Post by Toad on Aug 15, 2011 7:25:54 GMT -5
Very unusual for sure.
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Post by tanyafrench on Aug 15, 2011 8:14:11 GMT -5
Sweet!
Tanya
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Post by tandl on Aug 15, 2011 8:34:47 GMT -5
Very cool ! looks montanish , but i`m not sure
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Aug 15, 2011 10:24:07 GMT -5
Zeolites
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 15, 2011 10:29:15 GMT -5
Cool. Makes me want to start cutting that bucket of Montana's in my shed.
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Post by elementary on Aug 15, 2011 11:07:21 GMT -5
Sorry, it doesn't exactly look like a montana to me.
The outer rind, the hole, and the inclusion/pitted interior doesn't match my inner view of the Yellowstone River material.
I could be wrong, but I'm trying to think of what it does remind me of.
What else did you get at that estate sale?!!!!
Lowell
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 15, 2011 12:06:56 GMT -5
Lowell, I will have to bring it out to the next show you all have. I was in Oxnard yesterday but I didn't look at the board. I know it is hard to tell from a photograph but if you had it in hand you would see why I think it is Montana Agate. Of course I did post it because I am not sure and you could be right, it may be from some other area. I have a lot of material from the estate sale. This morning I epoxy'd up 11 quartz caps on a super thin slice of Red Celled Dino Bone. The slab is really cool. You can hold it up to the light and see right through it, really beautiful stuff. You can see all the cell structure, like dense moss. I also found the chunk the slab was cut from. It's about a pound. There is about 5 pounds of Malachite. Some Chysocolla, Malachite Azurite mix, 16 pounds of Variscite, Jade slabs, Bitroydal Jade nuggets, a box with about 15 pound of totally rough Fire Agate that still have the Chalcedony caps, 3.5 pounds of Lapis, some really awesome looking Flame Agate and a slew of other slabs that I have not identified yet. They had some Black Coral that was pretty pricey....too pricey for my budget...but nice. I found this link www.agateswithinclusions.com/images/US/cal/Myrick_Springs_Sagenite.jpgwhat do you think?
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Aug 15, 2011 13:42:45 GMT -5
Definitely looks like sagenite to me. But also agree that it doesn't look like a Montana.
Chuck
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 15, 2011 15:11:39 GMT -5
I am beginning to also think that it is not Montana. I added a link above to what I think is a possible ID...,any opinions??
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Aug 15, 2011 15:51:45 GMT -5
Looks like Marfa stuff to me, but who knows?
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Post by elementary on Aug 15, 2011 17:33:02 GMT -5
Christopher,
Looking forward to seeing you again. Saw your note elsewhere and I'll tell you when I head out for some diggin in the desert.
As for this agate, it sounds like the sale had a lot of good material, not just local stuff, but if the guy lived in your area (or within couple hundred miles of it) I am wondering about Nipomo. That location is across the hills from you and there was a lot from out there bouncing around, mostly horded now, no new stuff. It is famous for its sagenite (bean field agates) Go back to the Agates with Inclusions site (your link is blocked from here) and glance through those. Your inclusions are black/brown, and Nipomo runs through a bunch of colors including those your specimen possesses. Might be it.
If it is a Myrink Springs, that's a huge rarity. It's a closed location on Fort Irwin and has been closed for quite a long time.
If Nipomo doesn't pan out, I agree that texas might be worth a look.
Oh, and POST YOUR UNKNOWN SLABS!!! I love a good guessin' game!
Nice score!
Lowell
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 15, 2011 18:02:19 GMT -5
Will do Lowell, I know there are many that I am not sure about. It was a 2 1/2 drive south to get to where I acquired the estate items.
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 15, 2011 19:51:02 GMT -5
Give Jim Harmon an email and photo,he is the agate king in Montana.............
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 15, 2011 19:59:44 GMT -5
Cool slab...but I have to agree. It sure doesn't look like Montana. Keep us posted if you get a positive ID/. Steve
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Post by drocknut on Aug 15, 2011 21:36:30 GMT -5
I have never seen anything like that. Let us know what you find out about the identity of it.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 16, 2011 0:42:59 GMT -5
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Post by tanyafrench on Aug 16, 2011 8:21:20 GMT -5
Christopher, you links don't allow us to see them. No remote linking allowed.
Love the agate and I'm eager to see what it is.
Tanya
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Aug 16, 2011 11:06:04 GMT -5
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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 16, 2011 11:36:16 GMT -5
Might work if you copy and paste. Funny that it works for me. If you go to the website the Thistle Creek examples are in the State of Oregon
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