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Radium
Springs Thundereggs
Radium Springs, Dona Ana
County, New Mexico |
Mined by Paul Calburn,
the thundereggs tend to come in large sizes but mostly with
narrow agate cores that the cuts have to be made along the agate
core to get large faces. The agates are usually colorless with
bluish and reddish tints and few have banded features. There had
been reports of some specimens with marcasite inclusions.
Site Status: As of Jan
2022, the claim has supposedly expired/abandoned, BLM rules
apply.
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Rough Appearance: Rough with
bubbly surface, with a single or two ridges across it.
Yellow to gray shells when cut,
usually in large sizes.
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| Rare to
get good and wider banded agates by cutting across the agate core. |
Cut
through the narrow agate core obtained thru trade |
