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Phishisgroovin

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Fire agate specific question
« 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:
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Re: Fire agate specific question
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Fire agate specific question
« Reply #2 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. 
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Re: Fire agate specific question
« Reply #3 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.
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