Stalactitic chalcedony geode (repaired) Inner Mongolian quartz and can make for interesting

and can make for interesting pieces to cut open

This piece has excellent complex sprouting growth forms on all faces

trapped in the quartz

The tip of the main point is tinted a greenish-gray color by hedenbergite inclusions

The brown crust doesn't cover the larger calcite crystals

Stalactitic chalcedony geode (repaired) Inner Mongolian quartz and can make for interestingLocale: Atlas Mountains, Morocco Approx dimensions: 2. 75 x 2. 75 x 2" Approx weight: 172g **Repaired specimen These unusual geodes from Morocco are like small caves lined with stalactites, botryoidal forms, and swirling agate patterns. While commonly called red chalcedony, I find the color is more orange to red orange. Hematite causes this coloration, but later phases of growth (second generation) dont contain hematite inclusions. This creates a