Thunderegg

Object/Artifact

-

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Thunderegg

Entry/Object ID

78.60.348

Description

Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal System: Triclinic System Description: Common Name: Agate Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Class: Silicates Location: Priday Blue Bed, Madras, OR Description: (Delmar) Thunderegg. Cut side shows bedded agate with some fortification in white, blues, grays, brown, and black, some crystalline. Surrounding rock is mostly brown, with minor gray and beige.

Collection

Delmar Smith Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.60

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

1-13/16 in

Length

3 in

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Mentzer Hall, MH-12

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Ray Blohm

Date

January 4, 2012