AGATISED GEODE SLICE WITH RARE CENTRAL FORMATION
Place of origin: Artigas – Uruguay Geological period: Cretaceous
Age: 120-140 million years old
Height (Including Stand): 152 cm
Dimensions: H 60 cm x W 31 cm x D 21 cm
Condition: Only a minor repair to the interior. Excellent condition.
Bordered by a thick, blueish agate layer, this wonderful slice preserves an interior of large white quartz crystals with a prominent central calcite. The calcite itself is overlaid in amethystine quartz, in another example of epimorphism, with further pinkish ‘frosted' quartz projections.
