rockman836
agatised fossil material
A new Tennessee material I have found and as of yet have not named. This is a seam replacement of a layer of fossils that has been agatised, as I say for as lack of a more geologicaly correct term. Ranges from opaque to very translucent and contains lots of coral and bivalves. Variable material that quite often has pinholes in it when polished. There seems to be pockets of some sort of soft material, especially in some of the coral, that disolves as you polish and cut. When you do get a solid piece the detail of the fossil remnants is quite striking and it makes am interesting but not beautifull cutting material. I have never seen anything like it before and it is another stone I will be marketing in the near future. If you are a staff member at a university and desire a piece, send me an email and we will talk about it. I just want to make sure you really are what you say you are is all.
agatised fossil material
A new Tennessee material I have found and as of yet have not named. This is a seam replacement of a layer of fossils that has been agatised, as I say for as lack of a more geologicaly correct term. Ranges from opaque to very translucent and contains lots of coral and bivalves. Variable material that quite often has pinholes in it when polished. There seems to be pockets of some sort of soft material, especially in some of the coral, that disolves as you polish and cut. When you do get a solid piece the detail of the fossil remnants is quite striking and it makes am interesting but not beautifull cutting material. I have never seen anything like it before and it is another stone I will be marketing in the near future. If you are a staff member at a university and desire a piece, send me an email and we will talk about it. I just want to make sure you really are what you say you are is all.