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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 11, 2015 8:57:56 GMT -5
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Post by captbob on Dec 11, 2015 10:30:38 GMT -5
I found another seller from India listing several "Apache Gold" specimens awhile back. I'd bet a pay check (if I got one) that this isn't Apache Gold. Maybe something similar out of Africa. I'm guessing it's the same seller. here's just one - www.ebay.com/itm/3145-Cts-100-NATURAL-HIGH-QUALITY-APACHE-GOLD-ROUGH-SPECIMEN-AP218-/191754057766?hash=item2ca56eb826:g:PFwAAOSwT5tWJJvJSame kinda listing though. Absolutely no information about the piece being offered and click on links to their other stones. No comment on the sellers as I haven't dealt with either - nor would I. As always, buyer beware! ETA: as to the Turritella, I would find it strange if that sort of formation comprised of shells didn't occur elsewhere in the world. Just as there is an "African Gold" very similar to Apache Gold.
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 11, 2015 11:13:40 GMT -5
Most of the fossils commercially available from Africa are limestone. Sure looks like Wyoming. You can buy all you want at Quartzsite for $3 a lb. I think I have a few small pieces around here somewhere.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 11, 2015 11:22:03 GMT -5
Southeastern Montana has Turritella agate.....
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 11, 2015 11:38:02 GMT -5
Southeastern Montana has Turritella agate..... That's good to know. I wonder if it looks the exact same form both locations. I have bought it a few times and each time it came from Delany rim in Wamsutter Wyoming. I also traded for a few pieces that herchenx collected at the rim. Someone on here posted a tumble of just the shells with out the matrix and they were really cool to see. learned a little about it just now reading this www.priweb.org/research.php?page=702670/cv_allmon/951811/619675Chuck
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 11, 2015 19:08:25 GMT -5
Texas has lots of Turritella type material too, both in limestone and in agate. Actual snail, like in the Wyoming stuff s not actually a Turritella species. Wyoming material is a brackish water snail called Goniobasis. Texas snails are I believe Cerithium sp rather than Turritella. I'd bet that one you've pictured is Wamsutter, WY stuff though. A lot of sellers don't know squat about where their stuff comes from or, for that matter, what the heck it is. Or for that matter, they just pull ID's and locations out of their arses.....Mel
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 11, 2015 21:21:19 GMT -5
I have good hand full of the stuff around here somewhere-I don't like the stuff...LOL Pretty much a death plate,would rather have the single pieces for my fossil displays...
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Dec 11, 2015 22:30:08 GMT -5
Southeastern Montana has Turritella agate..... I have never seen it there. Care to elaborate?
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Post by RocknCritter on Dec 11, 2015 22:30:41 GMT -5
A lot of sellers don't know squat about where their stuff comes from or, for that matter, what the heck it is. Or for that matter, they just pull ID's and locations out of their arses.....Mel And this year's award for straight talk about the industry, DRUMROLL, goes to, MORE DRUMROLL, Mel aka Sabre52!!!
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