Condor Agate Geode Pair Quartz

Condor Agate Geode Pair QuartzAgate is a form of Chalcedony pronounced Kay sed ony, made up of 90% quartz and 10% morganite. It is composed of microscopically fine fibrous crystals and it normally shows color banding, stripes, whirls, bull's eye and other random patterns due to impurities in the quartz. Igneous rock is formed by lava and volcanic activity. This activity can form pockets bubbles in the rock, similarly to Swiss cheese. When these pockets are formed in an area close

They were first found in New York in shale and mudstone during the construction of the Erie Canal

a mineralogist who recognized Zoisite as a new mineral in the year 1805

as much of the area has been picked over and is depleted

Pectolite is an acid silicate hydrate of calcium and sodium

having heard of the Sericho find

but are still more rare in comparison with many other species in the ammonite families

widely occurring mineral sulfide

Labradorite originally came from the northeastern Canadian province of Labrador

It is the traditional birthstone for the month of May

Colorless and green material from India is sometimes faceted as a collector's gem

It is composed of silica (SiO2) and iron oxide inclusions that cause the yellow hue of the crystal

it is considered an ornamental and semi-precious stone