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Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: Phishisgroovin on December 07, 2015, 07:19:51 PM

Title: Fire agate specific question
Post by: Phishisgroovin on December 07, 2015, 07:19:51 PM

the softer white stuff on Fire agate, not the white agate layers but the other crackly stuff that breaks easy or is popped off with a pick really easy on fire agate.

What is it? :dontknow:

Title: Re: Fire agate specific question
Post by: Asianfire on December 07, 2015, 08:13:54 PM

I suppose its quartz-crystals . They do break away quite easily and often take colour with them.

Title: Re: Fire agate specific question
Post by: Troy Shaffer on December 12, 2015, 08:02:19 PM

The clear white caps on the brown limonite layers are chalcedony but not sure thats what you looking for cuz it's pretty hard. 

Title: Re: Fire agate specific question
Post by: wampidy on December 13, 2015, 10:53:14 AM

On one piece I have it looks like really thin layers of badly weathered agate because they get thicker and not weathered when you grind them off.
Jim