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Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum:
Torpedo Beds Thundereggs/Agates
Baker Ranch, Hermanas, Luna CO., New Mexico
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   The name "Torpedo Beds" refers due to the torpedo/cigar-like shape of the thundereggs as a result of being stretched while molten as the lava flows at faster pace. The site is just south of Baker Egg & Tavenier Mine and shares the same rhyolitic lava beds as those mines. The site was originally opened by a mineral dealer in search for scepter quartz crystals(I found one) but was abandoned due to excess expense of running a mine on a state land. 
   The thundereggs from the Torpedo Beds are mostly quartz(sometimes amethyst) lined geodes while agate cores are quite small. A small percentage of thundereggs contain what may be most colorful agates ever found in New Mexico (if not North America), even rivaling those of Baker Eggs and Mexican agates. I was so impressed by those agates' wide range of colors that I am willing to spend a whole day digging just to find few colorful agates that can resemble Laguna, Union Road, Coyamito, Moctuzuma and Brazilian Agates.
   Many geodes and few solid agates can be found thru a patient digging and scraping the "dump piles" in search for small nodules and watch out for the little critters like giant centipedes, scorpions, millipedes and even tarantulas (I found those while digging) that make homes in the loose dirt.
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Rough Appearance: Light tan "cigar-lke" thundereggs, "bulges" with agate cores in rhyolite sheets.
Generally small, agates come in every colors (full spectrum!) often with crazy color distribution ("dying")
"Torpedo Beds" refers to the torpedo/cigar-like shape
of the thundereggs as a result of stretching while molten. March 2004
 A typical geodic thunderegg found at Torpedo Beds,
March 2005
Most agates cores are quite small like those above.
March 2005		 This geode has few Scepter Quartz crystals,
a reason for the first mining attempt.
First Agates found
March 2004		 "Yellow Jacket" color, first agates found
March 2004.		 First agates found
March 2004
Amethyst geodes
March 2004		 "Tillage Agate" March 2005
An evidence of tectonic activity		 Largest ever found so far
March 2007
Laguna-Like, March 2006 Coyamito-like March 2006 March 2006
USA Colors! March 2006 March 2008 March 2006
April 2006 March 2007 March 2006
March 2006 March 2007 Rare green & yellow, March 2009

You can see some Torpedo Bed Th-eggs/Agates for Sale at the Online Agate & Thunderegg Shop