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Todays thunderegg Apr 11, 2019 22:09:55 GMT -5 woodman likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 11, 2019 22:09:55 GMT -5

That's a beauty!

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Todays thunderegg Apr 14, 2019 9:07:12 GMT -5 RWA3006, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Remember these start forming in the throat of a volcano amid lots of chaos, bumping into each other.

As the magma cools different minerals begin crystallizing. Crystallization generates heat causing rythmatic crystallization. Earthquakes, landslides, temperature, pressure, water-level and Ph fluctuations = WOW!

The large one shows where the "dimple" and "pimple" were once joined. Water lines were re-melted around the edges?

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Notice how the sides of the star seem to match if it were collapsed back in on itself? I'm thinking super heated water flashed to steam and "exploded" a void into the shape of a star and then it subsequently filled with Si2? Anybody know?

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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Todays thunderegg Apr 14, 2019 9:46:14 GMT -5 RWA3006 and 1dave like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Apr 14, 2019 9:46:14 GMT -5 This is a good article on Thundereggs: www.zianet.com/geodekid/thndregg.htm

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Apr 14, 2019 9:23:35 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Notice how the sides of the star seem to match if it were collapsed back in on itself? I'm thinking super heated water flashed to steam and "exploded" a void into the shape of a star and then it subsequently filled with Si2? Anybody know?

Exactly!

They start as crystobalite spheroids, heat up, covered by a layer of feldspar, then repeat billions of times.

Finally as the surrounding rhyolite/obsidian contracts, the pressure slowly drops allowing the trapped high pressure water to slowly convert to steam, forcing the spheroid to rupture.

Then over time the void is filled with other minerals.

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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Todays thunderegg Apr 14, 2019 11:14:11 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Apr 14, 2019 11:14:11 GMT -5 These are a bit different.

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,640	Todays thunderegg Apr 14, 2019 13:04:48 GMT -5 1dave and woodman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 14, 2019 13:04:48 GMT -5 Bob, those are really interesting. They look like they didn't finish filling up the void. It's like a snapshot back into time.
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,640	Todays thunderegg Apr 14, 2019 13:19:18 GMT -5 1dave and woodman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 14, 2019 13:19:18 GMT -5 Apr 14, 2019 9:46:14 GMT -5 woodman said: This is a good article on Thundereggs: www.zianet.com/geodekid/thndregg.htm You're right. That's a good article and I enjoyed reading it. Thanks.
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Todays thunderegg Apr 16, 2019 17:47:33 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Apr 16, 2019 17:47:33 GMT -5 Apr 14, 2019 11:14:11 GMT -5 woodman said: These are a bit different. These are really cool!
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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Todays thunderegg Apr 20, 2019 21:14:40 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Apr 20, 2019 21:14:40 GMT -5 Here is another Buchanan I cut today. Noticee the crystal points in the close up.

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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Todays thunderegg Apr 26, 2019 13:30:30 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockpickerforever, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Apr 26, 2019 13:30:30 GMT -5 Richardson Ranch egg fresh off of the polisher!

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,240	Todays thunderegg Apr 26, 2019 14:30:15 GMT -5 1dave and woodman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Apr 26, 2019 14:30:15 GMT -5 Apr 26, 2019 13:30:30 GMT -5 woodman said: Richardson Ranch egg fresh off of the polisher! I never get tired of seeing these, thanks for sharing!
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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	Todays thunderegg Apr 26, 2019 15:37:18 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Apr 26, 2019 15:37:18 GMT -5 Cut another Buchanan today, now to degrease and sand and polish.

MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Todays thunderegg Apr 26, 2019 16:39:04 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Apr 26, 2019 16:39:04 GMT -5 Apr 26, 2019 15:37:18 GMT -5 woodman said: Cut another Buchanan today, now to degrease and sand and polish. All kinds of goodies in that one
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