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7.4" Colorful Quartz Encrusted Dryhead Agate Section - Montana
This is a 7.4" wide section of Dryhead agate that's encrusted in quartz crystals, collected from Big Horn County, Montana. These agates are prized for their distinct banding that ranges from yellow to orange, red, and pink. This banding can be seen around the periphery of the specimen.
It comes with a display stand. The rough state of this agate is interesting on its own, however it would make for a good polishing project.
It comes with a display stand. The rough state of this agate is interesting on its own, however it would make for a good polishing project.
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
Tippets Ranch, Bighorn River Area, Pryor Mountains, Big Horn County, Montana
SIZE
7.4 x 5", up to 1.9" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#324129
