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« on: July 08, 2006, 08:38:43 AM »
A Friend found about 50 Lake Superior Agates recently. smile.gif

Mean anything to you?

Just looked like pretty little rocks to me.

All an inch or less I'd say. smile.gif
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2006, 12:16:09 PM »
Oh yeah, I collected them as a kid -- just really didn't appreciate them. wink.gif

His are likely "banded", due to the iron in the soil/water (I think that's right).

The ones I find out here are often clear, or white, or orange-red.

All come from molten lava, but all are different.

All are fascinating.

An inch or less in size is GREAT!

I'd love to see a picture.

Oh, and I'm still an agate queen - but a queen doesn't unpack boxes, her minions do it for her, so I had to remove my crown for the time being. ROFLOL!!!!
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2006, 03:05:46 PM »
Yes. Some are Red from the Iron he said. smile.gif

He is kind of a professional.

Why is small great?

Maybe I can get some pictures.
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2006, 07:25:23 PM »
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Why is small great?


Two reasons that I know of:
1. So many agates have already been "harvested", so there are less to find.
2. The ocean/lake/sea waves and storms beat and break them up -- thus the bigger agates are often broken down by nature.

So finding an agate that is an inch in size is considered rare. Most of what we find here are 1/4-1/2 inch.

I'd love to see pics if you can get them.

What does "kind of a professional" mean?
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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2006, 07:55:16 PM »
He's an Archaeologist with a big interest in Geology. smile.gif
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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 09:27:37 AM »
Would it be "likely" that one of those prehistoric snail fossils that my sister had could've had agate inside of it like I remember?  I know that agate is cryptocrystaline quartz but I'm unsure as to how it would infiltrate a fossil.  My great uncle ran a rock shop in western Kansas and gave my sister and I a bunch of stuff at one time.
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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 05:41:19 PM »
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Would it be "likely" that one of those prehistoric snail fossils that my sister had could've had agate inside of it
I've heard those things will eat almost anything...

More likely, what your sis had was a grasshopper in a piece of 'amber' which is actially fossilized resin ( I think ). Thinking.gif
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« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 09:13:24 PM »
Oh, no this was a snail looking shell that was about 6" across and when cut in two had fossilized multicolored chambers inside:

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/n...es_1904_8052428

It was sort of like this although the stone looked more rough and limestone like.  The last time I saw it I was probably 12 or so.

Later: I followed some links from the link above and what we had was apparently an ammonite which wasn't really a snail but more like a cuttlefish:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonite
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2006, 01:29:04 PM »
And just where did I come up with the "grass hopper" bit? dntknw.gif wallbash.gif You plainly said "snail" which is not usually ever confused with a grass hopper. doh.gif

Anyway, what you saw is probably what you saw. Even if it was your sisters. But always be wary of anything a sibling shows you! smile.gif
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2006, 01:57:52 PM »
ABD - I'll have you know I didn't grow up in _________ (fill in blank with backwards location of your own choice) and I never even thought about my sisters _______ (fill in blank to make it funny if possible).
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2006, 10:02:58 PM »
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I'll have you know I didn't grow up
I'm not suggesting that you have! All I know is that growing old is expected/required; "growing up" is completely optional! harhar.gif
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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2006, 10:57:18 PM »
QUOTE(airbusdriver @ Jul 12 2006, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And just where did I come up with the "grass hopper" bit? dntknw.gif wallbash.gif You plainly said "snail" which is not usually ever confused with a grass hopper. doh.gif

Yeah, snails are great for breakfast - especially when served warm with fresh butter; a grasshopper is an icky drink for adults -- and I refuse to be one of those.  harhar.gif

gunug, we'll ask the folks at the local rock shop about the snail fossel and the agate.
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2006, 03:36:36 AM »
Kimmer: I'm trying to relearn what I once knew of Geology but I wonder if what was inside the  shell was really something other than agate.  I think I remember lighter and darker bands.  The shell itself was lost in a house fire in Rockville, MD a few years ago along with most of my mother's china and other things my sister had (she was/is a packrat).

ABD: I must work on my joke presentation; or skip them entirely!
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