Just wondering if anyone can help me identify this rock/agate. Obviously cut and polished and I'm pretty sure it's some sort of agate, but just curious if anyone can help with type or origin and if this double shape is common. It's about 3" tall x 4" wide and about 2 pounds. Thanks for any information!
Strange double rock or agate...Please help
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It is a variety of agate. Yours was formed when mineral-rich groundwater deposited the minerals inside a volcanic-gas bubble. In you case, two gas bubbles which partially merged while the magma was still molten.
Most (but not nearly all) volcanic gas-bubble agates & geodes we see for sale in the US were imported from Brazil. Waaay back when I was a Rockhound & mineral collector in the early 1970s, I bought several Brazilian ones at the local "Rock & Mineral Shop" in uncut condition (sold by the pound). The shop's owner would cut them in half with his rocksaw for a small fee. Some of the results were gorgeous, and some were ho-hum.
Most (but not nearly all) volcanic gas-bubble agates & geodes we see for sale in the US were imported from Brazil. Waaay back when I was a Rockhound & mineral collector in the early 1970s, I bought several Brazilian ones at the local "Rock & Mineral Shop" in uncut condition (sold by the pound). The shop's owner would cut them in half with his rocksaw for a small fee. Some of the results were gorgeous, and some were ho-hum.
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That would make some dandy arrowheads. Slice it like a loaf of bread, heat the slabs to 450°F and chip some real beauties. Gary
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