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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 26, 2020 10:51:24 GMT -5
Today may be Thanksgiving, but it is also Thunderegg Thursday. Finally got some more photos taken. A typical shaped t-egg, this one with some waterlines.
And this one formed in an active environment, hence all the different angles of the lines.  Some small halves.
 A colorful slice.  Reverse side.  I believe these are from Wiley Well area.
 This is the largest one I have. From a sale, too big for me to cut.
 Close up.
From a sale. This one is different. Not too much agate inside. This one sort if different, too.  This one is almost chatoyant.
 Really need to see it moving.
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Post by 1dave on Nov 26, 2020 11:48:07 GMT -5
Today may be Thanksgiving, but it is also Thunderegg Thursday. Finally got some more photos taken.  BeaufantsticWonderswell specimen of tilt egg! The egg was formed, empty for along time. the rock surrounding it broke loose. then . . . It is possible that each fill sequence comes from a "frog-strangler" cloudburst type rainfall. The thickest bottom layer was stable for a long time , then tilt 1, tilt 2, tilt 3, tilt 4, tilt 5, tilt 6! OUTSTANDING!  Look at the "clouds" near the top. Earthquake giggles? |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 26, 2020 11:53:42 GMT -5
1dave , I knew it was special when I first saw it! To think of all the things it has been through in it's"life." Not your run-of-the-mill thunderegg!
ETA - would probably look a heck of a lot nicer if I took the time to clean it up and face polish it.
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Post by 1dave on Nov 26, 2020 11:58:17 GMT -5
1dave, I knew it was special when I first saw it! To think of all the things it has been through in it's"life." Not your run-of-the-mill thunderegg! Yes, and waterlines (plane) , then sudden agitation! Perhaps a piece from the top fell in? It may be from the Wiley's Well area. I have one from there.  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 26, 2020 12:35:34 GMT -5
Yes, most likely. That has the "look" of ones found there. I admit that I have purchased many of mine at sales, or gotten as door or raffle prizes at club meetings. Some were given to me. But all the ones I have self-collected have been on trips to Wiley Well. Most of them found there have that same general appearance.
ETA - where's my manners? That one is a beauty, 1dave !
ETA2 - The Potato Patch, Black Agate and Cinnamon Beds favorite locations of mine!
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Post by 1dave on Nov 26, 2020 13:12:44 GMT -5
All areas found or at least visited by the Geode Kid.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 26, 2020 14:54:04 GMT -5
These are just two "Geodes" from the Hauser Beds. These were collected years ago, I have more sitting in boxes that have not been cut open! My laziness overrides my curiosity... 
Again, I believe these came from the Potato Patch, the only location we knew of years ago!
There is normally a large group of people that go out over the Thanksgiving Day holidays every year, share dinner, etc. Unless Covid shut them down this year, I imagine they are out there now. We have yet to meet up with them, have always gone by ourselves, or with a different group. The club I used to belong to has been there several times. Hauser Geode bed trip report (pic heavy)
If anyone is going to go there, be sure to pick up the ultimate guide book for the area, Rockhounding the Wiley's Well District of California: The GPS User's Guide by Delmer G Ross. It is invaluable!
Rockhounding the Wiley's Well District of California: The GPS User's Guide This link is to is Barnes and Noble, you can also get it from Amazon.
Yes, make sure you have a GPS unit. A laptop and Google Earth are helpful, but for me (T-Mobile) cell phone coverage is spotty out there.
Can't really see because the insides are so dark, but the crystals inside are a light lavender. 
A lot of already broken open (by man, or nature). Waterline agate at bottom. 
The reverse side. This was found in an area with lots of chalcedony bits, to the east of where the Coon Hollow Campground is. 
This an interesting mix of brecciated rhyolite and black agate, from near the black agate beds. 
The underside of a thunderegg, trying to shuck its rhyolite coating. Can't recall if this is from Hauser or a sale. 
Outside of the beast. Bubbly. 
Again, don't recall where this is from. For all I know, it could be from Oregon or Idaho, lol. Reminds me of stuff found up that way. 
Once more, all for now. Hope you are enjoying the photos, even if they are a little light on information. |
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Post by RickB on Nov 26, 2020 15:23:05 GMT -5
rockpickerforever said "Once more, all for now. Hope you are enjoying the photos, even if they are a little light on information." Thank you. Living here in SC, a geode/thunderegg deprived part of the US, any info and photos are appreciated. Have a few geodes/thundereggs that were bought or given to me and have no idea where most of them came from.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 26, 2020 16:00:37 GMT -5
You are most welcome, Rick. I also enjoy your photos from the right coast, since it is so different from here. I love virtual trips! RickB Isn't that how it sometimes goes? No one in their right mind would turn down cool rocks - gifted ones, at that! - just because they lacked a background or pedigree. Oh, BTW, Happy Belated Birthday from me, got busy and missed it. Hope it was a good one! |
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Post by amygdule on Nov 26, 2020 17:28:28 GMT -5
I wonder how big the Turkey this Gizzard is from. 250#  |
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Post by stephan on Nov 27, 2020 0:25:26 GMT -5
Happy Thunderegg Thursday Thanksgiving , and many special thanks to those who added today: Friend’s Ranch, OR:  IMG_8346_Unknown thunderegg by sdttds, on Flickr Richardson’s Ranch, OR:  IMG_8354_Probable Richardson's scenic egg by sdttds, on Flickr Probable Black Rock Desert, NV  IMG_6392_Large jasper with multiple agate cores (unpolished) by sdttds, on Flickr Lone Hill, San Jose, CA:  IMG_6615_Lone Hill, San Jose Thunderegg slice by sdttds, on Flickr |
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Post by herb on Dec 2, 2020 12:15:25 GMT -5
Not quite Thursday but I like to think I am ahead of my time ;-) Here are a few thundereggs I polished this summer: Don't know where this one is from. It is about 3.5 inches across.  IMG_1345 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr These next 2 are doubles, again not sure where from. I assume Oregon. Both are about 4 inches across.  IMG_1347 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr  IMG_1351 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr This next one is from the Never Again mine. They are just under 3 inches across:  NeverAgain1 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr Don't know where this one is from either. Looks better in person. Hard to get a good picture with the low angle of the sun this time of year. It is a little over 7 inches wide.  IMG_1364 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr These last 2 pics are the 2 halves of one of the larger thundereggs I have polished, almost 8 inches across. It is from Indiana:  IndianaBig1 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr  IndianaBig1a by Shiny Objects, on Flickr |
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Post by 1dave on Dec 2, 2020 14:01:58 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing! The red shells look like Richardson Ranch. Not quite Thursday but I like to think I am ahead of my time ;-) Here are a few thundereggs I polished this summer: Don't know where this one is from. It is about 3.5 inches across. IMG_1345 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr These next 2 are doubles, again not sure where from. I assume Oregon. Both are about 4 inches across. IMG_1347 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr IMG_1351 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr This next one is from the Never Again mine. They are just under 3 inches across: NeverAgain1 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr Don't know where this one is from either. Looks better in person. Hard to get a good picture with the low angle of the sun this time of year. It is a little over 7 inches wide. IMG_1364 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr These last 2 pics are the 2 halves of one of the larger thundereggs I have polished, almost 8 inches across. It is from Indiana: IndianaBig1 by Shiny Objects, on Flickr IndianaBig1a by Shiny Objects, on Flickr |
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 2, 2020 14:14:03 GMT -5
Today may be Thanksgiving, but it is also Thunderegg Thursday. Finally got some more photos taken. BeaufantsticWonderswell specimen of tilt egg! The egg was formed, empty for along time. the rock surrounding it broke loose. then . . . It is possible that each fill sequence comes from a "frog-strangler" cloudburst type rainfall. The thickest bottom layer was stable for a long time , then tilt 1, tilt 2, tilt 3, tilt 4, tilt 5, tilt 6! OUTSTANDING! Look at the "clouds" near the top. Earthquake giggles? It reminds me of the sex scene from Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls." Afterward the lady said: "The Earth moved!" In the case of this T-egg it must have been quite a lengthy and torrid affair. |
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Post by stephan on Dec 3, 2020 13:27:07 GMT -5
Today, I'll showcase some small, but still impressive eggs: St. Egidien, from Germany: St. Egidien by Stephan T., on Flickr Unknown locale, but suspected to be from New Mexico, near the Baker mine (with some visual similarities to St. Egidien): IMG_6394_Thunderegg from SMS rock-pile by Stephan T., on Flickr Crowley Thunderegg, from Harney Co., NV: Crowley Thunderegg #1 by Stephan T., on Flickr  Crowley Thunderegg #2 by Stephan T., on Flickr |
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Post by rockstock on Dec 3, 2020 16:04:12 GMT -5
I like this one I cut open, the triangular pattern.  |
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Post by stephan on Dec 3, 2020 18:08:27 GMT -5
It's always nice to see a pair. Is that opal in those leveling lines? I have a couple that have a little
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Post by woodman on Dec 3, 2020 18:31:16 GMT -5
  Nice little Richardson's Ranch I just cut, will polish up nice! |
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Post by woodman on Dec 3, 2020 19:21:44 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Dec 3, 2020 19:47:13 GMT -5
That moss is wild!
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