some of my new fire agates and ammolite

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28 Mar 2008, 7:44 pm

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28 Mar 2008, 8:06 pm

Cool . What is that sea-shell looking thing called? It's awesome.

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28 Mar 2008, 8:08 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammolite

Ammolite comes from the fossil shells of the Upper Cretaceous disk-shaped ammonites Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare, and (to a lesser degree) the cylindrical baculite, Baculites compressus. Ammonites were cephalopods, or squid-like creatures, that thrived in tropical seas until becoming extinct along with the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic era.

The ammonites that form ammolite inhabited a prehistoric, inland subtropical sea that bordered the Rocky Mountains—this area is known today as the Cretaceous or Western Interior Seaway. As the seas receded, the ammonites were buried and crushed by layers of bentonite sediment. This sediment preserved the aragonite of their shelled remains, preventing it from converting to calcite. Through diagenesis, the shells were impregnated by trace elements present in these sediments, the most common of these being iron and magnesium, the former of which accounts for the predominance of the green colors.

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28 Mar 2008, 8:24 pm

Thanks.

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28 Mar 2008, 8:37 pm

totally. next month im buying the place that sells them there whole shipments, they have about 20 - 30 of them and some are huge

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28 Mar 2008, 8:55 pm

I like the fire agates - they're so unique.

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28 Mar 2008, 8:58 pm

there low grade quality. some of the higher grade stuff is simply amazing, i have a few pieces of the better stuff. those are all from mexico btw, the shell is probably from madagascar or alberta canada

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28 Mar 2008, 9:01 pm

I saw the thread you posted a while back with some amazing pics. Very stimmy.

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28 Mar 2008, 9:04 pm

heres the one im going to get set in a ring, fitting for the king of neptune

i dont really know why fire agate doesnt get more publicity

here are some more pictures of the same stone.

it looks better in the sunlight

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28 Mar 2008, 9:06 pm

That's the one!

*stares for a very long time*

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28 Mar 2008, 10:00 pm

Cool.

I like that ammolite too...the colors are awesome, lot of variation.

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28 Mar 2008, 10:16 pm

thank you. both fire agates and ammolites remind me of:

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29 Mar 2008, 12:08 am

I like the twig & two berries.

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29 Mar 2008, 12:49 am

Oooo....I like!

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29 Mar 2008, 2:20 am

That shell is _A_ wesome

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damn mexicans, I'd like to live in mexico... :roll:

Richard! If you find "El Diablito" sauce, delicious! I brought a bottle with me, and I just found out they have a new "jalapeño" sauce too. I also tried one called Tepicor in a shrimp cocktail, it was good.

BTW, Tepicor has a homepage... :roll:

http://www.tepicor.com/

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29 Mar 2008, 8:38 am

I like the shell, as well.

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