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Troy Shaffer

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Red Desert Flame Agate.
« on: July 03, 2017, 03:44:50 PM »
New material I've been mining. Red Desert Flame Agate. Not a true agate it is formed by chert replacement of Precambrian salt water sponge. Beautiful colors and great depth. Tends to have some pitting in a slab but there filled with druzy which is a nice touch. This material was one of the "New Finds" at Tucson in 2011 but not much has came on the market since.




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Re: Red Desert Flame Agate.
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2017, 06:20:18 PM »
Very nice!!!

Love the look in general and first and third slabs in particular. As a replacement of Precambrian sponge,  does that qualify it as a fossil???

Other than the pitting, is it about the came consistency throughout or some soft spots?

Cool stuff!

Craig
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Re: Red Desert Flame Agate.
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2017, 06:37:28 PM »
Quite beautiful !
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Re: Red Desert Flame Agate.
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2017, 09:23:19 PM »
Striking material.  I love the colors, the patterns and, of course, the druzy!  I'm a sucker for druzy.   :icon_thumleft:
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Re: Red Desert Flame Agate.
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2017, 09:26:54 PM »
Very nice mix of color and pattern.  It would definitely make striking cabs for sure.  Grats on the find.
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