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Post by hh5 on Jun 30, 2017 18:26:44 GMT -5
I have a couple slabs that I haven't been able to identify and hoping for help.  The white areas have a slightly purple tone.  same as first.  Any idea what kind of wood. Thanks |
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 30, 2017 19:04:27 GMT -5
Until I read the purple tint part, I was thinking agate from the Polka Dot agate site in Oregon. A lot of it has no polka dots but does have that sort of pattern. But with the purple tint, I have no clue....Mel
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:27:00 GMT -5
Until I read the purple tint part, I was thinking agate from the Polka Dot agate site in Oregon. A lot of it has no polka dots but does have that sort of pattern. But with the purple tint, I have no clue....Mel Sure reminded me of Polka Dot, too. Some Polka Dot has a bluish tint, though that can fade after long exposure to sunlight. The second piece looks a bit like the "Herringbone" wood from Idaho. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 9:29:50 GMT -5
Not an expert.
I'm saying polka dot..... For #1
#2 is wood no doubt
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Post by rockroller on Jul 1, 2017 12:24:46 GMT -5
I agree with @rocks2dust that the wood looks just like some that panamark sent me and he's in Idaho. ~Roland |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 1, 2017 14:15:16 GMT -5
Oregon Sunset agate also comes to mind on the first one.
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Post by QuailRiver on Jul 1, 2017 16:20:05 GMT -5
Oregon Sunset agate also comes to mind on the first one. I agree. Oregon Sunset agate is what came to mind to me too. Some of it can have pink, lavender, some does have purple. Photographed wet:  Photographed dry:  |
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 2, 2017 8:55:16 GMT -5
Not Polka Dot Gentleman,I collect 100's of pounds of that material and never seen any like that... Sorry.........
Oregon Sunset would be a better call............Nice slab too..
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Post by hh5 on Jul 2, 2017 13:53:00 GMT -5
Thanks for all the input and help.
Very much appreciated.
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Post by hh5 on Jul 2, 2017 18:39:20 GMT -5
Well I thought I would go do some research on Oregon Sunset agate on google (becoming useless in my opinion.) only to find out there is nothing out there.
Can anyone give me some background on this agate?
Where in Oregon, is it still being mined, anything?
I did find a few old listings for slabs but all they said in the description was "old stock".
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2017 18:55:44 GMT -5
Oregon Sunset agate also comes to mind on the first one. I had never heard of that one. Well done. |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 2, 2017 19:29:38 GMT -5
I had never heard of that one. Well done. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 2, 2017 22:28:10 GMT -5
I seem to remember that was one of the old Richardson Ranch claims but I've only seen a couple of cabs and a little rough at Q. Never been to that dig. Cabs and little bit of rough I saw were a lot different than what you've pictured ( lots of pinks) but the guy who had them said the ledge had a lot of different colors and patterns of pastel agate. Probably one of the Oregon guys can fill you in on better information...Mel
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Post by QuailRiver on Jul 3, 2017 13:28:07 GMT -5
Well I thought I would go do some research on Oregon Sunset agate on google (becoming useless in my opinion.) only to find out there is nothing out there. Can anyone give me some background on this agate? Where in Oregon, is it still being mined, anything? I did find a few old listings for slabs but all they said in the description was "old stock". Mel is correct that this type of Sunset Agate was from Richardson's Ranch. The info I had was that it was a relatively small deposit and was mined out in the 1970s. I was lucky enough to acquire 60+ lbs of rough of it when the Charles & Margaret Humenik collection/estate was auctioned off in Canton, Ohio a few years ago. The Humeniks began collecting back in the 1950s and would travel and vacation for a month at a time each summer digging and collecting lapidary materials, fossils and mineral specimens at locations all across the country. Over the decades they amassed a huge and impressive collection that was auctioned off after they both had passed. Fortunately they had labeled everything in the collection. There were materials in that collection I had never seen before nor since. Larry C. |
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Post by QuailRiver on Jul 3, 2017 13:36:37 GMT -5
Also forgot to mention not all of the Sunset Agate material was colorful. Some was more plain golden tan with lighter streaks. Also Charles Humenik cut and polished some large thick slabs from some of the larger pieces of this Sunset Agate material and made clocks from them. And if I remember correctly he won a best of show for the lapidary category at one of the national annual EFMLS or AFMS shows.
Larry C.
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Post by hh5 on Jul 3, 2017 15:18:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up Mel and Larry.
I lived in Portland for 9 years and would go to any
Craigslist listing for lapidary rough or any auctions I became aware of
through the Faceters guild or lapidary clubs.
So I accumulated a lot of material which I have no clue about.
I try to do due diligence to identify the material I have but sometimes it just takes finding the right rock hound or houndess.
And as Tommy replied: "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then."
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