Thunderegg

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Thunderegg

Entry/Object ID

2009.62.399

Description

Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal System: Hexagonal System Description: Common Name: Agate Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Silicates Location: Butterfly Bed, Mazatlan, Mexico Description: 1" thick slab with polished face. Olive green and brown outer regions with a triangular ring of transparent gray crystals. Burnt red to smokey gray center with a cavernous white cotton-ball textured center

Collection

RAGM Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.62

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Minerals

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Length

8-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-J-4

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

July 29, 2025

Notes

Location added when performing inventory.