elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since February 2006
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Post by elementary on Jul 8, 2010 2:41:13 GMT -5
POST YOUR BEST OR MOST UNUSUAL STUFF - just reply to this thread!
We are hoping to fill up some of the gaps in the material in the previous Agate Indexes. To do this, we need your help. Below are some of the items that I know we are missing or could have a better representation of in the index. If you have a sample of these items, PLEASE photo and post it here and allow us to add it to the next edition of the Indexes. All you need to do is label it by name, location (nearest city is fine), and state.
Material we need or would like addition photos of:
Black Rock Desert Black Agate Thunderegg (Nevada) Berkeley Nodules (CA) Coldwater Agate (Iowa) Keswick Agate (Iowa) Kentucky Agate Cycad (any state) Union Road (Missouri) Muggins Mountains (AZ) Mulligan Peak (AZ) Del Norte Thunderegg (Colorado) Wolf Creek Nodules (Colorado)
Anything else that you have local (even if not as spectacular as more famous agates/jaspers) post! Show off what makes your state great!
Lowell
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,466
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 8, 2010 8:12:10 GMT -5
*L* Man Lowell, I actually knew the guy who found the Berkeley eggs, (Buster Sledge) and hunted the site many times with my dad but don't have a single example in my collection. Gave them all away during periods I lost interest in rocks or left them at my dad's house. I may still have a Blackrock around somewhere but I don't recall seeing it since the move. You need to add a Templeton Biconoid to your list too. Probably the rarest of the California T-Eggs....Mel
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 8:30:16 GMT -5
I have pics of a Cycad that I collected in the California desert many years ago. Will have to dig for info on the location. I'll need instructions on how to submit the pic to this index. My Cycad is opalized.
Don
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 8:41:25 GMT -5
Bottom view Cycad collected in an area north of Bishop, California in the early 1950's. This specimen was at the time the only known opalized specimen from this locality. Don
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 8:43:16 GMT -5
One side of Cycad
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 8:44:52 GMT -5
Opposite side of Cycad
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 8:54:34 GMT -5
Sand Spike A very rare, natural concretion which was only found at Mt. Signal, Imperial Co, California. The site is completely worked out, and is now private land. I collected this specimen in the mid 1950's. Don
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 8, 2010 9:24:18 GMT -5
I have some black rock desert eggs in my pile back home. I will post some pics when I get back.
Tony
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 8, 2010 11:27:26 GMT -5
I have a friend who has several Cycads which were collected in South Dakota. I'll check to see if he'll let you use his pics also. The same friend also has a large collection of Fairburn and other South Dakota agates. Don
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 9, 2010 6:49:11 GMT -5
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