Quartz (Var: Chalcedony)

Specimen ID: TX4-QAP

Mineral(s)
Quartz (Var: Chalcedony) : SiO2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
18.2cm x 8.6cm x 5.5cm
Events

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18.2 x 8.6 x 5.5 cm (largest). A large cabinet pair from a sliced and polished hollow, very elongate colony of coral - you can see the pattern on the outside - that has been replaced or filled inside with botryoidal and banded chalcedony. The lustrous botryoids have a gorgeous variety of color. They look like pearls. This is one of those unusual cases where biology meets mineralogy. This specimen is from the Hauck Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 6th January 2010
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