Thunderegg

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Thunderegg

Entry/Object ID

2009.62.395

Description

Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal System: Hexagonal System Description: Common Name: Agate Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Silicates Location: Pauls Bed, Nevada Description: Spherical with (1) cut and polished face. Brown outer regions, with a gray, blue-gray, dull red, and white (linear) inner section, and with a hollow, white crystalline center (pointed patterns).

Collection

RAGM Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.62

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Minerals

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

5 in

Depth

3 in

Length

5-3/4 in

Location

Location

Rolling Display

RD-12

Room

Mentzer Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent

Date

September 30, 2023