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sagebrushminers
sagebrushminers		 Love of Thundereggs
Jul 22 2008, 11:04 PM EDT
Starting a new thread dealing with thundereggs. I have collected thousands of these beautys over the years and this might be a great way for others to show off their own thundereggs. Feel free to add to this site and enjoy.
Don--Sagebrushminers Do you find this valuable?    
washingtoncougar
washingtoncougar		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 23 2008, 2:26 AM EDT
I think T-eggs are the best. For one when you are digging them you may only start out with seeing just a small patch of the egg but as you work at it it takes shape and then when you finally have it out you get to cut it open, so you get the joy of discovery twice, it is like open up a X-Mas or birthday present becuase you never know what is inside. Just cutting them can be an art in it self, some people say to cut from cap to cap, others say to mark it as it lies in the ground and to cut it that way and yet others say to study the egg and let it tell you the way it wants to be cut, I have used all these methods and find they all work depending on the area the egg came from and the way it formed. Sometimes you miss cut but that is part of the fun, when I do this I look the two halves over and start cutting many faces on to the egg half until I have a abstract geometeric shape with matrix and agate or jasper that can be an interesting conversational piece.
Dave
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 23 2008, 9:11 AM EDT
"Starting a new thread dealing with thundereggs. I have collected thousands of these beautys over the years and this might be a great way for others to show off their own thundereggs. Feel free to add to this site and enjoy.
Don--Sagebrushminers"
Don. the pictures you posted are spectacular. I am not impressed by most T-Eggs. I like color, patterns, plumes, moss, bands, fortification etc. Many T-Eggs I see in shows are rather plain with very little interesting features. They are what I would call leaverite. But those Eggs are a different story all together. I am looking forward to this thread to see a completly different prespective on T-Eggs. Thank for sharing the beauties. Great thread.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    
pvjjh
pvjjh		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 23 2008, 2:56 PM EDT
Those are some beautiful eggs. Where did they come from? Do you find this valuable?    
TallTomSr
TallTomSr		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 23 2008, 5:39 PM EDT
T-Eggs are so interesting in that you can dig two eggs side by side and have them cut open totaly different. The only stone that rivals them is of Course The ever omnispectacular AGATE.
Tom Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 23 2008, 9:20 PM EDT
"Those are some beautiful eggs. Where did they come from? "
They look a lot like Priday Ranch, Oregon. (see photo gallery)
Bill Do you find this valuable?    
sagebrushminers
sagebrushminers		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 24 2008, 2:45 AM EDT
They are, but now it is called Richardson's Ranch. They're from their moss bed close to the red bed. Best ones I had ever dug there. I was able to use my electric jack hammer which made to job a lot easier. Would have dug more except I ran out of time and had to head home. Still got about 50 pounds though. Do you find this valuable?    
pvjjh
pvjjh		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 24 2008, 11:10 AM EDT
Thank you for the info. I realized the description had the location on one of the pictures. That is the problem with not being able to edit or delete posts. Man that makes me want to get there all the more. lol Do you find this valuable?    
sagebrushminers
sagebrushminers		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 24 2008, 6:35 PM EDT
I will be. That is at least they let me dig. Keep coming back with better and better stuff the more times I go. lol Do you find this valuable?    
aubreyreynolds9@gmai
aubreyreynolds9@gmai		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 24 2008, 10:43 PM EDT
"They are, but now it is called Richardson's Ranch. They're from their moss bed close to the red bed. Best ones I had ever dug there. I was able to use my electric jack hammer which made to job a lot easier. Would have dug more except I ran out of time and had to head home. Still got about 50 pounds though."
The best ones posted are sagenite agate. They look strings inside the chalcedony. Really cool.
Bill Do you find this valuable?    
sagebrushminers
sagebrushminers		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 25 2008, 12:55 AM EDT
Only found one that had sagenite in it. I showed it to several others and have not been able to id yet. Will put more on the site it the nest few day. Get it=nest?
Don Do you find this valuable?    

PyriteCube		 RE: Love of Thundereggs
Jul 25 2008, 11:02 PM EDT
Not far from the truth. T-eggs tend to come in clusters as you know. So it is not a stretch to say you found a nest. Do you find this valuable?