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Title: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: 55fossil on June 09, 2018, 12:16:17 PM
Well, I am sitting on a 5 gallon pail of dendritic agate. Some with the nice purple agate and dendrites that has a white rind. I assumed Amethyst Sage until I looked at Paiute Dendritic. How do you tell them apart? Are they from the same place as I know Dale H. is mining both?
   I know there is also Snake River Dendritic Agate as well. Are there other common dendritic agates in the northwest? I am trying to figure out what is in my bucket before I put it up for sale.   thanks,  Neal
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: 55fossil on June 10, 2018, 10:12:30 AM
   picture has been added.....
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: freeformcabs on June 16, 2018, 09:19:13 AM
I would give it a thumbs up ID for Amethyst Sage.
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: irockhound on June 16, 2018, 01:05:50 PM
I would agree on Amethyst Sage however I hadn't posted because I have never seen the Snake River Dendritic.  Lack of knowledge of some areas makes for a less informed opinion, it does have all the right colors and markers though for the Sage.
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: 55fossil on June 16, 2018, 05:04:55 PM
thanks, I will go with Amethyst Sage.   Does anyone have a good picture of Dale's Paiute Agate?   None of the pictures I found on-line are very definitive.
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: catmandewe on June 20, 2018, 08:37:54 AM
I used to own part of the Snake River Dendritic claim which adjoins Dale's Paiute claim, I would say Paiute on that one.

Tony
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: 55fossil on June 20, 2018, 12:37:26 PM
   thanks Tony....   good to hear from someone who has been there.   Is there anything that is distinctive about the Snake River Dendritic? I have collected about 50 pounds of Dendritic agate from the Northwest region. Trying to properly identify it is really difficult.
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: freeformcabs on August 30, 2018, 11:09:11 AM
Now I am confused and it could be my screen but there looks to be a slight bit of purple color to that piece?
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: rocks2dust on August 31, 2018, 12:50:56 AM
I see what looks like translucent purple running down the left side, too.
Title: Re: Is this Amethyst Sage or ???
Post by: 55fossil on August 31, 2018, 05:48:50 AM
    I sold most of this stone and listed it as Amyethyst ( purple ) Sage. I went with Amy Sage after go0ing to the Madras and Prineville, OR shows and looking at quite a bit of similar material. I believe a lot of Snake River dendritic is sold as Amy Sage because that name is more common out here, be it right or wrong. thanks for the input