eppingera Full Member Joined Aug 29, 2012 Messages 124 Reaction score 77 Golden Thread 0 Nov 6, 2014 #1 Found this in a box of petrified wood that came from out West, is it agate? It is almost waxy looking. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
Found this in a box of petrified wood that came from out West, is it agate? It is almost waxy looking. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
eppingera Full Member Joined Aug 29, 2012 Messages 124 Reaction score 77 Golden Thread 0 Nov 6, 2014 Thread Owner #2 Sorry, forgot the pics Attachments image-1326421728.webp 41.2 KB · Views: 87 image-3334817243.webp 44.2 KB · Views: 76 image-1519947356.webp 44.1 KB · Views: 80 Upvote 0
BurntBear Bronze Member Joined Jul 4, 2014 Messages 1,450 Reaction score 1,303 Golden Thread 0 Location N.E. Tennessee Detector(s) used Shovels....lots of shovels! Primary Interest: Other Nov 6, 2014 #3 Gorgeous banded Agate! Upvote 0
eppingera Full Member Joined Aug 29, 2012 Messages 124 Reaction score 77 Golden Thread 0 Nov 6, 2014 Thread Owner #4 Cool! What part of the country do you think it could have come from? Upvote 0
BurntBear Bronze Member Joined Jul 4, 2014 Messages 1,450 Reaction score 1,303 Golden Thread 0 Location N.E. Tennessee Detector(s) used Shovels....lots of shovels! Primary Interest: Other Nov 6, 2014 #5 That I can't tell you. I'm not sure if anyone can because it is a common mineral; that doesn't mean your specimen is common. Upvote 0
That I can't tell you. I'm not sure if anyone can because it is a common mineral; that doesn't mean your specimen is common.
BurntBear Bronze Member Joined Jul 4, 2014 Messages 1,450 Reaction score 1,303 Golden Thread 0 Location N.E. Tennessee Detector(s) used Shovels....lots of shovels! Primary Interest: Other Nov 6, 2014 #6 I would personally call it a "Fortification Agate". It fits the description. Upvote 0
eppingera Full Member Joined Aug 29, 2012 Messages 124 Reaction score 77 Golden Thread 0 Nov 6, 2014 Thread Owner #7 Okay, thanks! Upvote 0