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EGG100c
Here is something different for the egg collector, an Amethyst Egg.
This beautiful egg measures nearly 2" x over 1 1/2". This
egg has a great polish and a beautiful vibrant purple color. A very nice
egg!
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Amethyst is a purple variety
of Quartz often used as an ornament. Upon exposure to heat, Amethyst
generally becomes yellow, which some refer to as Citrine or "burnt"
Amethyst. It occurs in color from a light, slightly pinkish violet to a
deep grape purple. It is widely distributed as a mineral, but fine, clear
specimens that are suitable for cutting as ornamental stones.
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Amethyst
Egg
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$30.00
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EGG104c
This is a very nice Poly Chrome Jasper egg. The egg measures 2 3/8"
x over 1 3/4" and has a nice polish. It has very pretty soft pink
background coloring with reddish brown, cream and grey accents in a cool
design. A super egg for the series collector.
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Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that
is usually red, yellow or brown in color. Some Jaspers simultaneously
exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or
color variations. This results in what appears to be scenes or images in
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Poly Chrome Jasper Egg
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$10.00
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EGG108b
Here is a very pretty, solid White Selenite egg. It measures 2 5/8"
x 2" and has a good polish. This egg has a nice shape and interesting
design that is hard to view in the photo. These eggs are similar to
like item.
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Selenite, also known as Satin Spar, Desert Rose and Gypsum Flower, are
the four Crystalline varieties of Gypsum. It is a very soft material
composed of Calcium Sulfate. Selenite is often transparent and colorless.
If color is present it is often due to impurities or presence of other minerals.
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Selenite Egg
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$30.00
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EGG110c
This is a very nice egg from carved from material from
England. It measures almost 2 1/2" x nearly 1 3/4" and has a nice polish.
The sphere has lots of fossil segments and parts and will display nicely.
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Stromatolites are one of the oldest bacterial microfossils known. The
Peruvian Stromatolites are from the lower Proterozic period some 2.3
billion years. They are from the Eastern Andes, Bolivia, South America.
Stromatolites are actually mounds of mud that have been preserved. Very
few will actually contain the fossilized microbes that built them. They
accumulate because blue- green algae produces a sticky film that catches
mud and silt, in turn forming layers. In time theses layer build up to
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Stromatolite Egg
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$22.00
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EGG101b
Here is a very beautiful, above average Rose Quartz egg.
It measures approximately 1 1/2" x 2". The egg has a nice soft Pink
color and good clarity. A must have for your egg collection. Rose Quartz is a type of Quartz which exhibits a pale pink to a rose
red hue. The color is usually due to its trace amounts of Titanium,
Iron or Manganese. Sometimes it will contain microscopic Rutile needles
which produce an asterism in transmitted light. It is rarely found in
Crystal form. It is not very popular as a faceted gem because the stones
are always cloudy, the pink color is often too pale and most Rose Quartz gems
have large flaws.
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Rose Quartz Egg
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$6.00
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EGG106b
Here is a nice Fossil Root egg. It measures
nearly 2" x over 1 3/8" and has a nice polish. The egg has a darker Earth tone color
mix which resembles the "roots" from plants. An unique educational tool or a great starter
egg.
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Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed
mostly of Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building
materials and has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably
the most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of
many colored Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral
impurities such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert.
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Fossil Root Egg
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$7.00
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EGG102b
Here is a very
interesting find!! This is a Lingham Stone. This stone measures 2 1/2" x
over 1". These stones have been shaped by a
river and hand polish and yes these are the stones used in an Indiana
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Shiva Lingams are egg-shaped stones made of
cryptocrystalline quartz. They are found in one of the seven holy sites of
India - the Narmada River in Onkar Mandhata. Villagers gather the stones
from the river and hand polish them. This stone resonates with energies of
all the elements - Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Stone. Healers use shiva
lingams to treat impotence, infertility, strengthen and balance the whole
body.
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Lingham
Stone
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$24.00
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EGG107b
This is a very
beautiful Rainbow Obsidian egg from Mexico. It measures 5/8" x 1
7/8" with a very nice polish. The sphere has a
beautiful Black color with faint grayish colors visible on two sides.
Those colors change as you turn the egg under bright light. A beautiful
egg indeed!
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Obsidian is a type of naturally-occurring glass formed as an
extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava erupted from a
volcano, cools rapidly through the glass transition temperature and
freezes without sufficient time for Crystal growth. Because of the lack
of Crystal structure, Obsidian blade edges can reach almost molecular
thinness, leading to its ancient use of projectile points (arrow heads),
and its modern use as surgical scalpel blades.
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Rainbow Obsidian Egg
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$45.00
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EGG111b
Here is something
different from the Rock Shed's gift department. This is a very nice
Charoite egg. It measures nearly 2 1/4" tall x almost 1 5/8" and has
a highly polished surface. This material has a nice purple color with black
accents. This material is from Russia and has been hand ground, meaning
there will be some flat areas. A unique egg and nice addition
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Charoite is newly found mineral, first
discovered in the 1940s and described to the world in 1978. It is found
only in Siberia, Russia and is a translucent lavender to purple color.
Charoite has a swirling, fibrous appearance and is strictly massive in
nature. It is used as an ornamental stone and sometimes as a gemstone.
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Charoite Egg
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$18.00
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EGG109c
This is a nice Septarian egg. It measures
almost 2 5/8" x nearly 2" and has a nice polish. It is a very
beautiful egg with pretty Yellow Calcite crystals and lots of Brown
Aragonite. A cool starter egg for your collection! Another photo
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Septarian, also know as a type of Concretion, is a volume of sedimentary
rock in which a mineral cement fills the porosity. Concretions are often
ovoid or spherical in shape. They form within layers of sedimentary
strata that has already been deposited. It is composed of a Carbonate
mineral such as Calcite, a Silica such as Chert, Flint or Jasper or an Iron
Oxide such as Goethite or Hematite. It is commonly found in Shale, Siltstones
and Sandstones.
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Septarian Egg
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$50.00
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EGG105c
Here is something different for the egg collector. This is a very
nice, above average quality Picasso Marble egg. This larger egg measures
nearly 3
3/4" x almost 2 3/4" and has a nice polish. This beautiful, one of a kind
egg has an interesting color scheme and fascinating design and pattern.
A gorgeous egg
for your collection! Another photo
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Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed mostly
of Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building materials
and has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably the
most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of many colored
Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay,
Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert. This type of Marble will often have
small animal like creature fossils throughout the matrix or media.
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Picasso Marble Egg
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$35.00
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EGG103b
This is a very pretty, Fossil Shell egg with
lots of Turtilla fossils. It measures over
2 1/4" x nearly 1 7/8" with a nice polish. This egg has some very
detailed Turtilla fossils that have been preserved very well. This is
something different for the egg collector.
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Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed
mostly of Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building
materials and has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably
the most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of
many colored Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral
impurities such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert.
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Fossil Shell
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