Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 28, 2022 0:03:44 GMT -5
Tela, I've never heard that material called fern. When it first hit the market, it was called " Palm Agate" or "Palm Jasper". I guess the jasper designation was due to it being mainly opaque. However, once examined it was determined to be a cool form of sagenite. Comes in many colors too and it's a really nice pseudomorph too with lots of silica and generally less pitted than a lot of Mexican sagenite. If you want to see pics of rough you can google "Mexican Palm sagenite"
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 28, 2022 4:54:40 GMT -5
Tela, I've never heard that material called fern. When it first hit the market, it was called " Palm Agate" or "Palm Jasper". I guess the jasper designation was due to it being mainly opaque. However, once examined it was determined to be a cool form of sagenite. Comes in many colors too and it's a really nice pseudomorph too with lots of silica and generally less pitted than a lot of Mexican sagenite. If you want to see pics of rough you can google "Mexican Palm sagenite" Cool, thanks! I'll look that up.
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