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Post by stephan on Sept 2, 2016 21:52:45 GMT -5
Wonder stone is a trade name given to stones collected from wonderstone mountain outside of Fallon Nevada. I am told there are similar deposits in Utah and definitely one called rock candy in New Mexico. As for Salton sea, where should I go look? All I know of is obsidian. Ha Ha! Now that's what you call a massive brain fart. Thinking about one thing while typing another. Right you are. Anyway, one point I attempted to make was that Wonderstone in a location-specific trade name (like poppy jasper used to refer just to Morgan Hill). Certainly there are other rhyolites with a similar appearance, but they aren't Wonderstone. The other was that that stone didn't look like Wonderstone to me. Finer-grained and different colors. can I have my rock-hound card back now, please?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 22:30:58 GMT -5
Shotgunner I can believe that Fairborn's and Teepees are pretty closely related. But the rocks that I know as prairie agates are another thing altogether. I think the biggest confounding of the whole agate story here in South Dakota is that some unserious people want to make money off the unsuspecting and throw a bunch of BS in the sales pitch that we have to wade through. I know that you are pretty serious about these rocks so I figured you would have some basis for your statement. I'm more than serious.im honorable i will never intentionally mislead. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2016 22:31:57 GMT -5
Wonder stone is a trade name given to stones collected from wonderstone mountain outside of Fallon Nevada. I am told there are similar deposits in Utah and definitely one called rock candy in New Mexico. As for Salton sea, where should I go look? All I know of is obsidian. Ha Ha! Now that's what you call a massive brain fart. Thinking about one thing while typing another. Right you are. Anyway, one point I attempted to make was that Wonderstone in a location-specific trade name (like poppy jasper used to refer just to Morgan Hill). Certainly there are other rhyolites with a similar appearance, but they aren't Wonderstone. The other was that that stone didn't look like Wonderstone to me. Finer-grained and different colors. can I have my rock-hound card back now, please? Yes |
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Sept 19, 2016 7:57:06 GMT -5
Did someone once say"
A rock is a rock as a rock is a rock!
If not I said it first! Lol,
I have did my share of reading on fairburns, teepee an prarie, as me and my family vist S.D in the spring/summer, and like any other discussion in can run deep and leave scars, but it boggles my mind how much knowledge and experience is on RTH, I appreciate everyone that shares it!!
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 19, 2016 10:11:47 GMT -5
Where is Don? He has all these types of agates in his collection...
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