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[DINDO]

Could it be a christensen? I always find swirls difficult,never sure where they start or end. I like the pattern and colours. Thanks again

[Steph]

To me the white class doesn't seem solid enough for this to be Christensen.

 

I think West Virginia swirl. 

[DINDO]

Dang i was hoping i would have been closer to identifying then that. I am not fully sure i understand what you mean but i do trust your verdict . I need to figure out how to take better pics consistently

[Steph]

Ooops.  I said "class".  I hope you read "glass".   

Look at the whites in this Christensen box (posted by Galen).  They're mostly bright and smooth.  A very opaque look.  Your white seems a little softer, maybe a little translucent.  

 

[wvrons]

Your marble is from Heaton Agate. 

[Steph]

I should have guessed that.

[DINDO]

Thank you both. That picture is outstanding. Those whites really do pop out. Maybe a naive question but are whites and blacks considered colours on marbles?

Re Heaton. I like the connection to Cairo. Bogard to Jabo. I have read it all before but now it seems to make more sense. And on joemarbles i seen a picture of the Heaton factory. Having this marble in my hand and there being a good chance it was made in that factory from the picture.it was quite a happy satisfying moment . It made a real marbleconnection. 

[Steph]

 smiles for connections   

 

I think black is almost always considered a color.

White is trickier.  If you're talking about an Akro Prize name for instance, white counts as a color.  For an Akro popeye, we just make sure the white is there, but we kind of ignore it in a color count.    I'm pretty sure someone could come up with a better example of white not being counted, but I'm drawing a blank.