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PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:50 pm 
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A milkly haze appears along with these typical inclusions that give this gem it's trade name.

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I'll bite -- moss agate?

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That's what I thought also, but you know JB - that would be way too easy...


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"hound of the baskervillionite"

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A+ for pt.

After a couple of tough quizes, I thought I'd lighten up this time. :)


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oh, sure -- the one I can get right off gets labeled "the easy one." (thanks for keeping me humble!) :D

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lol pt,

I guess "easy" is relative to whether you know the answer or not....and you did! :wink:


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I'm curious JB, where did you get the "milky haze" reference? I can't find it in any of my books. :?:


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Hi Snizz,

It's not from any reference book. I was just describing a feature that is present in this stone. It was a bit of a "smokescreen" to deter you from the identifying moss like inclusions. :) Don't know what causes the haze.


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Good smokescreen, JB! At first glance I thought "dendritic agate", but then remembered moss agate. The milky haze was confusing however as I don't remember ever seeing that hazy, billowy effect in a moss agate. It would be interesting to find out the cause.


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My guess is the haze is just the concentric growth zoning in the chalcedony. This stuff is translucent, not transparent -- but it's close enough to transparent in this pic to make you think it should be see-through. The hazy effect sorta reminds me of the super-humid air here in Indiana the past week or so...

I'd also guess that the way JB has it lit for taking his picture exaggerates the effect -- most of the time you don't see agates back-lit like this.

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Yes, it is translucent. The image was taken in darkfield with the stage fluorescent light on.

Here's the stone.

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For those of you that have the GIA Colored Stone course materials, you can go to lesson #20 (quartz and chalcedony) pg. 46 and see a similar image to the one I posted. It too shows this milky translucency.


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JB wrote:
For those of you that have the GIA Colored Stone course materials, you can go to lesson #20 (quartz and chalcedony) pg. 46 and see a similar image to the one I posted. It too shows this milky translucency.


Geesh, I looked there yesterday. I think the heat and humidity are finally taking their toll. :P


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