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Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
This evening at Thanksgiving, I was shown a very unusual geode This picture was taken outside and the reflection of tree branches are on the left. The smoky outer chalcedony is crazy fluorescent with LW and SWUV..... The agate walls are a translucent, smoky chalcedony with inclusions of fine red hematite lines. De Los Santos says the Crater agate is strongly green-fluorescent due to uranium salts. |
Author: | stairman [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:14 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
that's quite an unusual looking agate..beautiful |
Author: | Hans Durstling [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
Hmmm. Might be fun to lay it down on photographic paper and see if it'll do an autoradiograph. Cheers Hans Durstling Moncton, Canada |
Author: | cascaillou [ Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:48 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
beautiful, love the colors. I need a new ash tray, that will do |
Author: | Stephen Challener [ Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
cascaillou wrote: beautiful, love the colors. I need a new ash tray, that will do Ugh. I just got a mineral sample which the seller must have used as an ashtray. It stinks horribly of cigarette smoke Beautiful agate, though! I've never seen one quite like it, or even much like it. |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
I did a Google Search for the material. Although this is the first example I've seem, it is not unique: CLICK HERE! |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:35 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
Otherworldly! Love this stuff. |
Author: | Stephen Challener [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:44 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
There were a few beautiful displays of this material at Tucson. Truly stunning. |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
Did you catch prices? |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:32 pm ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina | ||
I did a search for Patagonia agates and came across several specimens like this from Argentina labeled: Pink Amethyst. Do you think the xls are actually pink? Have you seen this stuff before?
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Author: | Stephen Challener [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
Yes, I purchased some loose crystals last year. They have a light amethyst base color with finely included hematite, yielding a very pleasing pink color. They were trying to make a really big deal of them, but it doesn't seem to have stuck--a bit of a shame since they're quite nice. I didn't catch prices on the agates unfortunately. It's not something I can get for my business and I could tell they were out of range for my personal buying. |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:48 pm ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina | ||
Thank Stephen. I bought one for my collection. Not the one I originally posted, but this one. It's a wee specimen but it was 1/2 price of the other one:
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Author: | Stephen Challener [ Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina |
It really is nice stuff, and I think it will eventually be valued accordingly. As-is, I got a bunch of single crystals to make pendants--they haven't sold as fast as I'd like but they look nice so I don't mind that much. |
Author: | condoragatemines [ Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:54 pm ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: A Crater Agate from Patagonia, Argentina | ||
Crater agate 3 1/2" x 2 1/4" with botryoidal center, fluorescent under UV light short wave, from Chubut Province, Argentina.
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