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Can Anyone ID This Material?
« on: December 12, 2016, 01:35:36 PM »

I'm pretty sure it's Mexican but I could be wrong.  It's pretty big, 35 x 40 mm. and was given to me as a slab. 

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Re: Can Anyone ID This Material?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2016, 09:06:26 AM »

Laguna?   I'm not even sure on that.

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Re: Can Anyone ID This Material?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2016, 09:58:19 AM »

Colors & fortifications do look like Laguna.
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Re: Can Anyone ID This Material?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2016, 10:39:30 AM »

Laguna was my first thought because of the fortification colors and pattern but I haven't seen a lot of L. that has such intense sagenite brushes.  It usually occurs less prominently, at least based on what I've seen.  There are so many different Mex. localities I find it difficult to distinguish one from another.  Thanks for the suggestions.
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Re: Can Anyone ID This Material?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2016, 12:50:39 PM »

I've been seeing the term "fortification" a lot lately... so I looked it up. I was thinking it was some kind of fortification as in supporting or reinforcing. Boy, was I wrong. It's fortification as in a fort with multiple walls. That makes more sense now.
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Re: Can Anyone ID This Material?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2016, 05:23:48 PM »

Ive seen some Tabasco agates like that before. Which is a type of mexican agate like laguna with lesser fortification patterns and more moss inclusions.
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