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Chalcedony

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Chalcedony

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Mamuju Area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Bi-colored translucent chalcedony in highest quality with good color and sparkling balls. The chalcedony balls show a darker zoning in the centers. There are additional light green and white calcite balls on the specimen. Well crystalized on both sides. An undamaged floater piece with rare color and construction!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey