Thunderegg

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Thunderegg

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.39

Description

Chemical Composition: SiO2 Crystal System: Hexagonal System Description: Common Name: Agate Chemistry: SiO2 , Silicon dioxide Class: Silicates Location: Baker Ranch, Deming, NM Description: Large, double-sphered, rough, rounded back with polished face. Grayish-brown on outer areas with black band surrounding a transparent white crystalline structure with hollow cavities in both spheres with pyramidal crystals inside.

Collection

RAGM Mineral Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.62

Source or Donor

Museum Collection of Minerals

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Width

8-1/8 in

Depth

5 in

Length

14-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

FS-14-B

Room

Frieda Smith Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Jillian Mather Kettley

Date

June 17, 2025

Notes

location updated while cleaning

Location

Shelf

Left

Cabinet

Case# 120

Building

Frieda Smith Hall

Category

Permanent