Eldon's Bed Thundereggs

An obscure location near the town of Murphy, Idaho. It seems very likely that these follow the same geology as Succor Creek, but there are some things that set these apart. Most obvious is the prevalence of extremely weathered opal - in fact, that applies to every single specimen I have so far seen and polished. This is in contrast to the Succor Creek Opal Bed. The opal can be varied though, containing hints of pink, yellow, transparent etc. Other structures such as layering and 'floors' are also possible. Due to this weathered nature, they remain one of the hardest thundereggs I have ever experienced to get a decent flat polish on. Each of these took hours of frustrating work with multiple consolidations with resin, while many specimens are so weathered that parts of the fragmented cores basically just fall out on cutting. The bed is named after the elderly gentleman who directed the finder of these stones to the bed.

Classic Eldon's Bed Thunderegg with White Opal

Eldon's Bed Thunderegg with Opal Floor

Eldon's Bed Thunderegg with Clear Flawed Opal