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Title: Another request for agate ID
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on August 27, 2019, 08:15:14 AM

This rock came from a prior Rockhound sale that I have since turned into a sphere.  Rather hard banded agate material that is nearing completion with a few scratches I need to attend to.  Any ideas as to name and/or locale?  Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on August 30, 2019, 11:55:37 AM

I added two more pictures of the rough piece I cut the sphere from to aid with ID.  Feel free to jump in with ideas.  Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: Stonemon on August 30, 2019, 12:03:06 PM

Don't recognize it but it is nice...

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: Slabbercabber on August 31, 2019, 05:23:07 AM

My best guess would be petrified wood.  But even if it is, it has far too much replacement to guess at a type.

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: irockhound on September 03, 2019, 02:08:56 PM

Interesting material.  The bottom picture of the sphere makes the fortification area look similar to Chapenite but only that area of it.  The large piece in the ochre and color bands look similar to Rainbow Ridge material but clear areas were never that large and although Rainbow ridge had some peach colors it never had bright pinks and almost always many more dendrites.  Interesting material to say the least  Got me stumped

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: yukonjade on September 03, 2019, 02:58:48 PM

 When I saw your sphere I realized I had a chunk of that material someplace,after searching everywhere in the rockpile I found it under my saw.
 I believe I picked it up at the Prineville rock show within the last few years. Where are you located.?

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on September 10, 2019, 01:51:30 PM

Sorry for delay, have not checked this thread in a while.  I am in Central California on the Coast (Santa Barbara area); I picked this chunk up in a Thousand Oak's rockhound pile.  So unfortunately, provenance is pretty much lost, but I think what you produced in a dead ringer!  Did it have a name at the Prineville show?

thanks.

Title: Re: Another request for agate ID
Post by: yukonjade on September 10, 2019, 04:09:49 PM

 I believe it was found in assorted pile however we could name it, how about taffy or candycane  ?? :icon_scratch: