QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 28, 2014 19:12:15 GMT -5
Tommy's post of his piece of Wingate Agate brought to mind a piece of Agate I've had sitting around a while that I have not been able to figure out what it is. It looks similar to the photo of the agate Tommy posted. It weighs about 4.25 lbs and I am showing a side view and bottom view below. Anyone know what this is? Larry C.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 28, 2014 20:44:44 GMT -5
You know, that's a tough one. Not Wingate I think, but related to this type of plume. Note similar flesh colored plumes left center in your second pic. I got my hunk from an old estate and thought initially it was some aberrant form of Flame Agate or Bird of Paradise plume from Mexico as both those plumes come from right near where the confetti agate comes from and the confetti often has those flesh colored plumes along the edges. Now, having done some research, I'm thinking it might be one of the Bullion Mtn Plume varieties but as yet, I've not been able to confirm an ID . Bullion is just so darn rare I've seen only a couple of examples in all my years of collecting. It may remain forever a mystery.....Mel
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 28, 2014 22:34:17 GMT -5
Thanks Mel! It may very well be one of the flame agates. I've lost count of how many times I've picked this rock up thinking about slabbing it, but sat it back down because it's so dang hard to get a read on that haven't been able to decide which direction I wanted to cut it. One direction and I'll get several slabs that have the golden moss in white sandwiched between the lacy bands of clear, yellow and white above, and the white and red tubes below. Or the other direction I only get two or three slabs of all red and white tubes. But my curiosity is getting the best of me so I guess I'm going to have to cut into it to find out what it's going to look like. Did you see the pictures of the Arizona Picture Rock I posted...any thoughts?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 29, 2014 17:49:12 GMT -5
Quailriver: I've seen pics of that picture rock and seen it ID'd as from Arizona. Got to admit, I've never had any in hand and don't know anything about location or proper ID. I go through my notebooks and see if I can find out anything else.....Mel
OK: Checked my agate and jasper notebooks. Have a picture of your material labeled: Unnamed Arizona Picture Jasper??? Not certain if it is even jasper. Big ole help huh? *L*
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 30, 2014 4:00:10 GMT -5
Thank you for checking Mel! If you haven't handled any of it before then it must have either been a very scarce material, or from a not well known and now forgotten location, or mined out long ago! Even though the two or three people I found who posted cabs of it online called it Arizona Sunset Jasper, I too am not sure it is a Jasper. It very much reminds me of Chicken Track Picture Rock in that it looks like it was formed from the sediment of an ancient lake bed. All of the pieces are sections of flat sheets ranging from 2"-4" thick, with a white rind and some has a unique textured pattern on the top side with green splotches that resemble fish scales. The hardness and texture reminds me of Chicken Track too. I haven't tried polishing any of it yet but the photos of the cabs of the Arizona Picture Jasper (if same material) seen online look to have taken a nice polish. Larry C.
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