Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 9, 2013 0:45:26 GMT -5
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Feb 9, 2013 3:08:23 GMT -5
amazingly interesting material// love it
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Post by Condor on Feb 9, 2013 4:48:49 GMT -5
And therefore, Pescadero Storm Cloud Agates they shall be called. That is the perfect name for them. They are just so cool! Each storm in each agate is so unique. Thanks for showing us those photos.
Condor
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Feb 9, 2013 6:01:06 GMT -5
Another term for those storm clouds is turtleback. Those are beauties.
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Post by kk on Feb 9, 2013 6:28:03 GMT -5
Never mind what they are called.  They are very interesting to look at and look gorgeous overall. Anyone knows how they got those patterns? Is that a similar process like the formation of Fire Agate? |
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tkvancil
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 9, 2013 7:47:10 GMT -5
......A rose by any other name.....
Your agates are really cool. Love the sublty of the cloud formations.
thanks for posting
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itsandbits
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Post by itsandbits on Feb 9, 2013 11:26:09 GMT -5
I like the name you gave your turtlebacks and would love to have some of them to cab. They are probably formed the same way as the fire agates as KK suggested.
If you ever have ny extra, put me on your list :<))
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rockingthenorth
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Post by rockingthenorth on Feb 9, 2013 11:36:06 GMT -5
really unique they are... very cool
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timloco
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Post by timloco on Feb 9, 2013 11:48:50 GMT -5
those are very nice, unusual pattern.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 9, 2013 12:56:14 GMT -5
The light distortion is amazing.Very special material.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 9, 2013 23:45:21 GMT -5
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 10, 2013 0:04:54 GMT -5
Here's a couple more beauties that came out of this batch of Pescadero's...   Thanks for looking! |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Feb 10, 2013 1:09:26 GMT -5
I like 'em! Got a couple Brazilians with the same kind of "clouds". Didnt know what it was called,turtleback? snuffy |
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Feb 10, 2013 11:54:28 GMT -5
Great find! I didn't know Pescadero had agates like this. I live in the East Bay...isn't Pescadero near Half moon Bay or something?
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Post by drocknut on Feb 10, 2013 12:15:52 GMT -5
Very cool looking rocks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 16:45:33 GMT -5
doesn't this look like fire agate without the fire? I love the name "storm" for this. Pure genius!  |
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Feb 11, 2013 23:53:35 GMT -5
It's cool to see that someone has discovered Pescadero agates. I've been collecting them since '95. I'll take some pictures of my best ones, perhaps tomorrow & put them up here.
I don't tumble. The best agates I found were wonderfully tumbled by nature. The best have awesome layering & textures that would be ruined if thrown in a tumbler.
In my perhaps 100 trips to collect Pescadero beach agates, I probably only saw 15 people. I always wondered if I was the only person who knew they were there.
My son even found a naturally tumbled piece of Morgan Hill Poppy jasper at Pescadero beach. I'd love to see how it got there. It's a few miles & a couple of mountain ranges away from the source. Perhaps it fell out of the pocket of a rockhound.
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Feb 12, 2013 13:59:47 GMT -5
Hey there "zarguy'. Went there yesterday because of this very post. You're right, I was the only one there. I rock hounded for only an hour-and-a-half since I was tired from working the day previous, but, I found some interesting stones...albeit not all agate. Attachments:
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Feb 12, 2013 18:27:00 GMT -5
Henry, The rock in the lower left of your photo is familiar to me. I faced 2 fireplaces in that stuff. It looks like Travertine marble. As promised, here are photos of the best agates I've found at/near Pescadero. Lynn    |
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Feb 12, 2013 18:39:12 GMT -5
Hello Lynn. Marble?? I would have never thought. My only exposure to natural marble was in the Scottish "Highlands". Wow!!! Nice collection. Did you collect the whole beach. LOL. Is the piece (in my picture) at the one o'clock position quartzite/quartz or chalcedony/agate? I can't tell the difference. You seem to be really well versed in this area. Henry |
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