2.3" Polished Pink and Purple Thunderegg - Oregon

This is a 2.3" wide "thunderegg" nodule half, collected from the Oregon. The interior contains contains a mixture of pink and purple agate, with what appears to be acicular crystal inclusions throughout the agate.

About Agate

Agate is a variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) that displays translucence and, in some cases, banding. Agate primarily forms when silica-rich fluids fill pockets within rocks and/or fossils, depositing the silica along the walls of the rock. This process can result in banding patterns, as the compositions and impurities of these depositing fluids change over time. These banding patterns can either form as flat layers, creating linear patterns known as waterline agate, or as rounded layers, forming more common ring-like patterns. These patterns depend on the surfaces available for deposition.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Oregon
SIZE
2.3 x 2.2"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#150546