Botryoidal Turkish Crater Agate with Hematite & Goethite spodumene From the famous zeolite locality

From the famous zeolite locality at Jalgaon District

on a layer of chalcedony over a trimmed basalt matrix pocket

chrysotile and minor epidote

I included an out-of-focus pic or two because those give at least some sense of the brilliance of this piece

Each piece will be unique and vary slightly in size and weight

Botryoidal Turkish Crater Agate with Hematite & Goethite spodumene From the famous zeolite localityLustrous botryoidal crater agate cluster with hematite & goethite. Size: 95 x 55 x 45 mm. 352 grams From Cubuk, Ankara Province, Turkey Botryoidal agate is a type of agate that has a rounded, grape like appearance. It is formed when silica rich water fills cavities in rocks and deposits layers of chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz. The botryoidal shape is created by the growth of tiny spherical crystals on the surface of the chalcedony.