[Rockhounds] "intense red agate", a question from off-list

[pmodreski at aol.com]

Rockhounds List,

I'd like to forward a question that came to the editor of Rocks & Minerals magazine, to see if anyone on this list is familiar with this agate and would like to try answering the inquiry of the gentleman, Stefan Bachmayer [don't know where or what country he's from]:

 


Hello, 

 I´m searching very intensiv red agate nodules (moss agate) rough - similar of the photos.  

 Foundation: Western US   

 Maybe you can help me or know where I get this material. 

 If you have such material now or in future please send pictures.

 Thanks for your help.

 greetings, Stefan    stefan at bachmayer.info
  
[by "foundation", I'm sure he means location]  Not having another good way to share the pictures Stefan sent, if you paste this full url into your web browser it will open an aol picture album with three views of a piece of this agate.  It is indeed, as Stefan says, a very vivid, intense deep red color, not like any I have offhand seen; reminds me of myrickite, but that is opal of course and is more orange-red.


http://pictures.aol.com/ap/viewShare.do?shareInfo=esv4e%2b9w77ncAqFoejfCd8F6mrMZ0sOUe%2f%2fMOOuqyfFWGd%2bBXiXp6w%3d%3d

This person is not on the Rockhound list of course, so if you have any information you'd can share with him about this, please write to him directly.  (Probably the folks on the List, including me, would appreciate hearing what you have to say about it too.) Thanks very much,

Pete Modreski


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