Ric Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I found this (5/8") together with a bunch of old agates, German swirls and clays. I think it is polished natural yellow limestone with manganese banding (Gartley and Carskadden, p. 105 & Fig. 53). According to the authors, it appears the stone "was being used for marble making in the second and third decades of the 19th century, and perhaps even later." They also claim, " . . . not many of these marbles are found on archaeological sites or in private collections". Does anyone have a feel for how common they are? Does anyone else have examples to share? Thanks for any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 And a nice little hand-faceted agate too - just for fun. And an FYI: Apparently you can just paste a link to a picture in the message and the pic will show - no need to go through the 'insert other media' tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yellow is good! The agate is like ... a sun! Wish I had some insights to add about the limestone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 The only place I've seen them is in Gartley & Carskadden's book. And I've sort of looked. So in my book they're rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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