I put both Lucky
Strike and Valley View thundereggs
on the same page because they are similar due to the close
proximity of
the mines. The Valley View thundereggs appear to have
biconoid agate cores while those of Lucky Strike contains
more pointed agate cores. Valley View mine is already closed
while Lucky Strike Mine is still producing.
The Lucky Strike Thundereggs have poorly silicified
porphyic rhyolite shells that almost always contain agates
in them. The agates are mostly featureless and horizontally
banded. It's common to see mossy inclusions in them and few
are found with plumes. The agates sometimes come in yellow,
black, blue and red colors.
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Lucky Strike Mine |
Valley View Mine |
Rough Appearance: Both mines produces yellow
speckled greenish
gray "balls".
The thundereggs with biconoid cores are more likely
to be from from Valley View mine.
Agates are said to be diverse with colorful (blue, yellow,
white, red,
and black) banded, white to gray, waterlines and moss
agates.
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