GEODE SECTION WITH CENTRAL CALCITE AND EPITAXIAL GOETHITE

No. 451

Place of origin: Artigas – Uruguay

Geological period: Cretaceous

Age: 120-140 million years old

Dimensions: H 14 cm x W 20 cm x D 17.5 cm
Preserving the bowl shape of its parent geode, this piece has a prominent icy calcite with multiple facets. Along two of the facets distinct zones of goethite have grown. The reason why minerals from different species sometimes align is poorly understood but relatively rare.

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