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5.3" Polished Red Tuxedo Thunderegg Half w/ Double Core - Utah
This is a captivating, 5.3" wide "red tuxedo thunderegg" geode half, collected from Utah. The outer rock is a vibrant red color, with a banded white and blue agate interior. It features a double core, one of which is filled with chalcedony and the other with druzy quartz over chalcedony.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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.
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.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate & Quartz
LOCATION
Utah
SIZE
5.3 x 3.3", up to 1.45" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#302924