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9.3" Polished Wyoming Youngite Agate/Jasper Slab - Fluorescent
This is a 9.3" wide polished slab of youngite that was collected near Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming. Youngite is a brecciated jasper that is often found encrusted in chalcedony. Under shortwave UV, this agate fluoresces vibrant green. A photo of this specimen under shortwave UV can be seen above.
"Breccia" or "brecciated" is the term for rock that has been shattered by geologic forces and later cemented back together by means of percolation and solidification of mineral-rich solutions.
Youngite refers to a variety of druzy quartz-coated, brecciated agate from one specific location in Wyoming. This mineral is widely sought after due to its phenomenal and chaotic smattering of colors. It forms via brecciation, a process in which rock fragments are cemented together as silica-rich waters form quartz around them. This accounts for youngite’s variety of colors, including reddish-brown, sky blue, white, peach, and yellow-gold. This mineral is also extremely fluorescent under shortwave UV lighting: it will glow fantastic acid-green color! In the raw, youngite is spectacular to behold, with its odd shapes and druzy quartz crust. This variety of agate truly shines, however, when you cut it into slabs: the wild brecciated patterns create a spectacle with it alien glow under UV light.
