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| This is but one part of the entire cabachon collection. |
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| Example of one case of the many that comprise this collection. |
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| My camera had issues with the tint of this scene. |
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| A childhood favorite of mine. |
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| I had no idea the Calico Mountains had decent sagenitic agate. |
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| Great agate in Iowa: who knew? |
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| I had no idea this material was found in California's Gold Country. |
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| Agate in Alabama? That's news to me! |
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| I think it's fair to say it was not Indians who named this "Appaloosa Agate". |
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| I had no idea anything pretty came from Bakersfield, CA. |
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| This is from up on the Big Sur Coast where the most famous California jade originates. |
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| California's most famous jasper. |
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| This is from near where the poppy jasper originates. |
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| This is one of my holy grails of rockhounding at the moment. I would LOVE to find some! |
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| Myrickite is a silicated cinnabar. |
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| This is "gem silica" I believe. |
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| Pricy but pretty. |
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| Somewhat reminds me of the opal found in a rare breed of Oregon thunderegg. |
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| I used to collect this stuff as a kid so this stuff is special to me. |
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| I already own some of this from Madagascar but hope to score some Canadian as well. |
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| I had heard of jade from this area but now I finally got to see some. |
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| This is from a famous find in the 1990's when metal detectors saved the mine from closure. |
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| Never knew until now these two could combine so. |
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| This is from the very first mercury mine in the New World. |
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| I had no idea temolite came from this locale... or could look so nice. |
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| This is from further north up in Placer Co. and is even prettier. |
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| This is yet another find from the Big Sur Coast in the jade-hunting zone. |
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| The number 7 keeps coming up for some reason. |
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| Beautiful but never heard of it. |
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| Arizona petrified wood is the prettiest on Earth. |
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| Another notably fine piece. |
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| Petrified wood in the East Bay? Who knew? |
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| I have to find me some of this! |
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| I love this material but this is the first cab of it I have seen. |
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| From Iowa of all places... |
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| How do we know is it fossilized algae? |
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| How do we know this is bog wood? |
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| I had no idea this material came from the famous Pala pegmetites. |
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| Petrified dinosaur bone. |
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| Petrified dinosaur bone. |
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| Petrified dinosaur bone. |
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| Petrified dinosaur bone. |
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| Petrified dinosaur bone. |
All photos by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved)
