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Rockin' Jewelry => Show and Tell!!!! => Topic started by: Gergis on April 19, 2021, 08:35:19 AM

Title: Agatized crinoid barrel bead
Post by: Gergis on April 19, 2021, 08:35:19 AM

This colorful barrel type bead is made from a crinoid(same order as starfish/brittlefish) that lived during the Mississippian period and part of what makes up part of the Fort Payne (chert)Formation found in the southeast America in this case the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Fully mineralized by silicates this one is going back to the fine fella that I received the wonderful rough stones from. Hope yall are having a nice spring so far! My winter season just ended yesterday and I am super excited to take a nice little but very needed vacation soon!! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/0999f032616bfe5da48800e71e7b986b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/e419135ffa32e824f4d6ed768ff30135.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/146dc0318dceb1b1590b9a542638d226.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/23bf19aaa2da99a109f07e25c7c68a99.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/85d063305d11a3e577b5a24b02bd02e8.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/4d2cc5c430413f4463e37b5a24afbd99.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210419/b5a4da2509301a00dd906fd1fd8baec1.jpg)

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Title: Re: Agatized crinoid barrel bead
Post by: kent on April 19, 2021, 09:38:16 AM

Great work on a unique piece !

Title: Re: Agatized crinoid barrel bead
Post by: lithicbeads on April 19, 2021, 08:07:23 PM

Lovely. 4 mil hole?

Title: Re: Agatized crinoid barrel bead
Post by: Gergis on April 20, 2021, 03:03:16 AM

Quote from: lithicbeads on April 19, 2021, 08:07:23 PM

Lovely. 4 mil hole?

Actually a 6mm! Went big on this one!

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Title: Re: Agatized crinoid barrel bead
Post by: lithicbeads on April 20, 2021, 08:45:15 PM

Excellent!