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Post by 143245gdf on Nov 27, 2018 19:37:44 GMT -5
blue to baby blue crystalized shell, some parts so baby blue it almost glows.It is also transparent revealing the inside to be rainbow honey comb. Hard to clean, don't wanna break or tarnish it.
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143245gdf
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Post by 143245gdf on Nov 27, 2018 19:38:19 GMT -5
Another pic
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Post by fernwood on Nov 27, 2018 19:51:43 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH.
I love fossils of any type.
Where did you get the ID from? Can you take a photo of what the inside looks like? Maybe some sharper ones of the outside?
I have seen many turtle shell fossils before, but none looked anything like this. What a great find.
Thanks.
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Post by 143245gdf on Nov 27, 2018 21:06:26 GMT -5
Thanks grateful blessings to you as well. I dug it up in Oregon Willamette valley or in Ashland area. Not sure, I randomly dug in so many spots. I'm only able to work with a shitty phone camera but I'm working on cleaning it completely to reveal it's beauty
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Post by 143245gdf on Nov 28, 2018 1:33:41 GMT -5
I took it to two gem shops and numerous rockhounds also agreed that it's a turtle shell.as I cleaned it like really took my time I realized that under the green brown sediment on the shell it was infact transparent w a bluish glow in some spots, like a very vibrant almost electric alive blue. my first thoughts were agatized by typical Oregon blue banded agate but the electric alive vibrant blue glow says it was caught in late mid opalization. There's definitely 100% opal rainbow color play, I'm noticing colorful honey comb patterns in certain areas definitely inside when looking through the transparency of the shell.
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Post by miket on Nov 28, 2018 10:39:47 GMT -5
Great find!
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143245gdf
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Post by 143245gdf on Nov 30, 2018 19:47:49 GMT -5
Sick piece of Oregon amber
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