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The listing, Oregon Thunder Eggs Base Ball size (2 1/2 ) has ended.

Your Bidding on 2 1/2 Baseball size Oregon Thunder Eggs.
the 1/2 has been cut which is white in side one of the other is a dark blue from the marking on the out side the other I have no ideal.
They are solid inside.
So for you rock hounds they will need to be cut and polished.
Good Luck Bidding.

Thundereggs are rough spheres, most about the size of a baseball—though they can range from less than an inch to over a meter across. They usually contain centres of chalcedony in the form of agate, jasper or opal,[1] either uniquely or in combination. Also frequently encountered are quartz and selenite crystals, as well as various other mineral growths and inclusions. Thundereggs usually look like ordinary rocks on the outside, but slicing them in half and polishing them may reveal intricate patterns and colors. A characteristic feature of thundereggs is that (like other agates) the individual beds they come from can vary in appearance, though they can maintain a certain specific identity within them.

Thunderegg is not synonymous with either geode or agate. A geode is a simple term for a rock with a hollow in it, often with crystal growth. A thunderegg on the other hand is a specific geological structure. A thunderegg may be referred to as a geode if it has a hollow in it (see illustration of Gehlberg specimen), but not all geodes are thundereggs because there are many different ways for a hollow to form. Similarly, a thunderegg is just one of the forms that agate can assume.

Thundereggs are found globally wherever conditions are right. The USA, Oregon especially, remains one of the most famous thunderegg locations. Germany is also an important centre for thunderegg agates (especially sites like St Egidien and Gehlberg). Other countries known for their thundereggs include some places in Africa, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Australia and France.

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F&W
Oct 8th, 2012 at 9:16:19 AM PDT by
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thanks fanned you back
Oct 8th, 2012 at 5:57:57 PM PDT by
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F&W, nice auction
Oct 9th, 2012 at 5:21:45 AM PDT by
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thanks faned u back
Oct 9th, 2012 at 5:55:26 AM PDT by
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wow these are very interesting.
Oct 12th, 2012 at 6:45:23 AM PDT by
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rob used to buy these for the kids all the time. it was a tradition for all 6 kids to havealot of them and rob, and they would break open all together. it was cool times. they are very neat. not one is alike.
Oct 12th, 2012 at 10:53:07 AM PDT by
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sounds like a happy family your blessed
Oct 13th, 2012 at 4:16:03 AM PDT by

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