Name/Title
ThundereggEntry/Object ID
2009.62.428Description
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Crystal System: Hexagonal System
Description: Common Name: Agate
Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide
Class: Silicates
Location: Black Rock Desert, Nevada
Description: Very thick rounded back with polished face. Brownish-red outer area with some burnt yellow. A black band surrounds a smokey-gray inner band with some streaking, and a large, deep, hollow cavity with dull-white flat plane and druzy blue-gray crystalline structure with some stalagmites present.Collection
RAGM Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2009.62Source or Donor
Museum Collection of MineralsAcquisition Method
DonationDimensions
Width
5-3/4 inDepth
4-3/4 inLength
5-3/4 inLocation
Location
Container
CenterDrawer
Left 3rd ShelfShelf
Right, RightBuilding
Frieda Smith HallCategory
PermanentMoved By
Steve MillerDate
September 15, 2011Location
Shelf
Bottom RightCabinet
Case # 4Room
Mentzer HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent