Talk:Thunderegg

Thunderegg Days
Nyssa, Oregon has an annual festival called Thunderegg Days.


 * look, a reference: http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Eastern-Oregon/Upcoming-Events/Fairs-and-Festivals/Thunderegg-Days-Festival.aspx
 * -Pete 04:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

collaboration of the week
Esprqii, you changed the lead so it no longer says it's a "rock." I'm no geologist, so maybe that's so, but I think the lead sentence should say what it is, not merely what it's like. Is there a more accurate term that could be substituted in? -Pete 22:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I tried to make it better, but I ain't no geologist either. My understanding is that it's not an official rock type but is a structure that is composed of rocks, a rock-like structure. --Esprqii 22:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks pretty good, at least to my non-geologic eyes ;) -Pete 23:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Now we need to fix the second paragraph...uninteresting on the outside, but yummy on the inside, bah. --Esprqii 23:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * All I did was divide the paragraphs into sections. It may make it easier to work with, though I do not like the section heading "History".  Someone suggest a better one? Zab 04:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not a huge fan of one-sentence sections. If this collaboration results in bigger sections, that's great - but if not, I think the sections should be re-combined at the end of the week. Just my H.O. … -Pete 04:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. Katr67 13:25, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

It may also be useful to consider how geode relates to thunderegg. Zab 07:40, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid the sentence "Thundereggs are not actually rocks, but rather geologic nodules which occur within other igneous rocks" is awkward and doesn't convey anything in a useful manner. "Geologic nodules" is a silly phrase; "nodules" should be sufficient. This sentence can pretty much be removed and preserve the initial paragraph's information. Farristry 18:16, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I think your change makes the lede much better; but for background, the original purpose of that sentence was to point out that while thundereggs are Oregon's state "rock", they are (apparently) not technically "rocks", but occur within certain types of rocks. (See here for the source of that item: http://www.naturenw.org/rock-thundereggs.htm.) It might be useful to move that detail to the last paragraph, which mentions the state rock designation. Thanks! --Esprqii (talk) 19:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

So .. um .. what is it?
How is it formed? Is it only naturally occuring in Oregon? Why not near other volcanic regions? Chalcedony is found elsewhere. I saw a large (.5-1 metre in diameter) half of a thunderegg in a jewellery shop once. Are larger ones worth something? Jesset77 (talk) 05:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 08:43, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

"Thundereggs are rough spheres"
Uhh, no. "Rough sphere" is like "slightly pregnant".

"Thundereggs are roughly spheroidal" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.218.196.176 (talk) 03:34, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

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