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Occurrence and genesis of thunder eggs containing plume and moss agate from the Del Norte Area, Saguache County, Colorado.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Rocks & Minerals  |  Date: 7/1/2002  |  Author: Kile, Daniel E.

Known since the late 1800s, the thunder-egg beds near Del Norte, Colorado, have provided the collector in recent times with world-class plume and moss agate. Plume agate represents the ultimate in aesthetically arranged featherlike assemblages, whereas moss agate can manifest a bewildering variety of forms, including tubes as well as randomly intertwined fibers. These inclusions exhibit a wide range of color, from white to black and from brown to orange and red. Described as ...

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