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Chalcedony Psm Fossil

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Chalcedony Psm Fossil

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Description
Locality: 
Dakhla, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Region, Morocco
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2 × 1.6 cm
Weight: 
15.00gr
Description

Very incredible speudomorphosis of calcedony in Equicalastrobus chinleana of Cretaceous deposit in Western Sahara . Through the section polished against the light, all the botanical structures inside the pine are evident

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