Fluorescent Agate Mushrooms yellow fluorite a member of the silicate

a member of the silicate group and found in igneous and metamorphic environments

Dimensions: 4

This piece is polished into a sphere

These pieces are cut and polished to stand upright

Fluorescent Agate Mushrooms yellow fluorite a member of the silicateThe Chinese Fluorescent Agate is actually a chalcedony than an agate lacking the formation lines found in agates. This material reacts with a UV 254 365 light. Chalcedony is a microscopic quartz formation found around volcanic activity and sedimentary rocks. it is translucent to opaque with a waxy, greasy, or silky luster, often showing botryoidal, or rounded, habits. It forms at low temperatures in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary environments,