20248 - Extremely Beautiful 7.87 Inch Brazilian Agate Slice (Chalcedony Geode Section) Orthoclase (Feldspar) Type locality and horizon: Grand
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Type locality and horizon: Grand Daoui area
It is related to the modern Tarpon
Long and Stilwell 2000 and Squires 2001
Calvo and Salgado 1996
This is a small rarity coming from the Paleocene phosphate quarries of the sedimentarian basin of Oulad Abdoun (Morocco)
20248 - Extremely Beautiful 7.87 Inch Brazilian Agate Slice (Chalcedony Geode Section) Orthoclase (Feldspar) Type locality and horizon: GrandAgate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating with microgranular quartz. It is characterized by its fineness of grain and variety of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of host rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks. This beautiful large polished agate slices comes from southern Brazil. The stone has been soaked in a