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9.15" Polished Bear Creek Moss Agate Slab - Oregon
This is a gorgeous, 9.15" wide polished slab of moss agate collected from Bear Creek in the Maury Mountains in Oregon. It features delicate, green moss-like chlorite filaments encapsulated in light-blue to white agate. One face has been cut flat and flawlessly polished to a glossy-finish.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Moss agate is a variety of chalcedony, frequently containing colorful green, red, or brown mineral inclusions similar to fluffy patches of moss. They can also have brown to black dendrites of iron or manganese oxides.
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.
$245
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Bear Creek, Maury Mountains, Oregon
SIZE
9.15 x 5.35", .25" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#334986
