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5.6" Free-Standing, Polished Crazy Lace Rosetta Stone - Mexico
This is a free-standing, 5.6" wide, polished section of crazy lace rosetta stone, also known as rosetta jasper. The colors vary throughout this specimen, ranging between pink, red, peach and white.
Crazy lace agate, also known as Mexican Agate, is a unique banded agate that comes from Chihuahua, Mexico. It gets its name from complex, lacy patterns swirling through the stone. Colors can vary from cream and orange to red, and are caused by iron and aluminum inclusions in the agate.
Jasper is a term that can be applied to an opaque variety of chalcedony. The opaqueness is due to a higher concentration of impurities mixed with silica/quartz compared to other varieties of silica, such as quartz or agates. Like agate it may form in a wide variety of colors, and is often multi-colored. In most cases, jasper forms when silica-rich fluids permeate throughout a soft sediment or volcanic debris deposit. The fluids then crystallize around the particles/impurities, resulting in a cementation process. Most often, the impurities present determine the coloration of the deposit following solidification, but other factors can play a role in the color of what is now considered a jasper.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate/Jasper
LOCATION
Chihuahua, Mexico
SIZE
5.6 x 5.2 x 3.7", 6 2/3 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#159328