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Dead Tree Thundereggs Little Florida Mountains, Luna Co., New Mexico |
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I was the first one to discover
the "Dead Tree" thundereggs in March 2006, and the name refers to the dead
tree which I used to mark the path to the thunderegg deposit. What I found
on my first digging trek was few thundereggs containing back to white agates
with geode centers and one containing very neat white agate covering black
manganese blades giving it a sagenite-like appearance. That was this sagenitic
thunderegg that got me really interested in doing some serious digging
the next time I visit the site.
Unfortunately, after the second attempt at digging in March 2007, the "Dead Tree" deposit proved to be a very small pocket with too many large junk thundereggs sitting on the top of blank pertile layer. I am getting an impression that finding that sagenitic thunderegg may be like hitting a 777 on a gambling slot, hence, "Freak Find". The land where I found Dead Tree Thundereggs is now a private land and no further digging are allowed. |
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| A Freak Find. March 2006, | March 2006 |
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| Salvaged from a large fragmented thunderegg
March 2007 |
Salvaged from a large fragmented thunderegg
March 2008, |