Agate

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Agate

Entry/Object ID

78.59.158

Description

Donor: Delmar Smith Condition: Good Dimensions: 3¾ x 6½" (9.5 x 16.5 cm) Marking Location: On Specimen Description: a ¼ (.6 cm) thick slice of agate from New Mexico showing stalactites with silica filler. It has a cinnabar coloring depicting recent volcanic activity or hot springs. Colors: brick red contour with various shades of pink stalactites with white filler, (probably quartz). Notes: G.S. 2019