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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 9, 2009 19:39:09 GMT -5
Is this "leopard skin jasper", or is it dino bone, or is it something entirely different? Very very hard, very very solid. Thanks, Tom
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 9, 2009 21:04:27 GMT -5
Tom, That's what they call oolite or pisolite depending on the size of the orbs. Pisolite ( fish egg agate) if the orbs are about 2mm or larger, oolite if smaller. Occurs in both carbonate, calcite forms and agatized forms that I guess would be pseudomorphs after the calcite forms since the pisoliths are usually calcite in their original form.....Mel
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 9, 2009 22:35:50 GMT -5
Thanks, Mel - I'll just call it "fish eye" - that's one maybe I can remember! LOL!
Tom
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