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EGG800b
This is a pretty polished Gold Pyrite egg. This
egg has shiny appearance. It measures nearly 1 3/4" x 1
3/8"and has been hand polished. Something different for the egg collection.
This material is from Peru. Pyrite, or Iron Pyrite,
is an Iron sulfide with isometric Crystals that usually appear as cubes.
It is brittle and can break or powder easily. Its metallic luster and
brass yellow hue have earned it the nickname of "fool's gold" due to many
miners mistaken it for the real thing. Ironically, small quantities
of actual gold are sometimes found in Pyrite. It is the most common
of the sulfide minerals and is usually found with other sulfides or oxides
in Quartz veins, sedimentary or metamorphic rocks.
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Pyrite Egg
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$30.00
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EGG809b
Here is a very nice Petrified
Wood egg. It measures 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" with a nice polish. This
egg has a good color combination and a nice design. It would make
a great addition to your collection. This type of material is known
for the occasional internal fractures and flat areas which are common to Petrified
Wood.
Petrified Wood is a type of a fossil as it consists of fossil wood where
all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals while retaining
the original structure of the wood. These minerals are most often Silicates
such as Quartz. Other minerals, Manganese, Iron and Copper, in the water
or mud during the petrification process give Petrified Wood a variety of color
ranges: black - Carbon; green/blue - Copper; red/brown/yellow - Iron.
Petrified Wood can preserve the original structure of the wood in all its
detail all the way down to the microscopic level. Structures such as
tree rings and the various tissues are often observed features.
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Petrified Wood Egg
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$28.00
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EGG803c
This is a pretty Rose Quartz egg from Madagascar measuring 2 1/4"
x 1 7/8" and has a nice polish. This egg has a beautiful Pink color
with sparkly iridescence. A true beauty. 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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$22.00
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EGG801c
This is a very nice, lighter
Blue Calcite egg. It measures 2 1/4" x 1 3/4". The egg has
a beautiful soft Blue color with White accents throughout the material.
It also has a great polish and shape. This would make a nice gift for
any egg collector.
Calcite is a Carbonate mineral that is one of the most widely distributed
minerals in the Earth's crust. It is a common constituent of sedimentary
rocks with Limestone, in particular. Calcite is transparent to opaque
and may occasionally show phosphorescence or fluorescence. It comes
in many color including white or colorless, grey, red, yellow, green, orange,
blue, purple and brown.
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Blue Calcite Egg
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$38.00
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EGG808b This
is a pretty large Serpentine egg from Arizona. The egg has a beautiful
Yellow-Green color with several larger areas of Pyrite accents. It measures
2 7/8" x 2" and has a nice polish. A nice egg for the collection.
Serpentine is from a group of common rock forming hydrous Magnesium Iron
Silicate mineral. It may contain minor amounts of other elements including
Chromium, Manganese, Cobalt and Nickel. The name comes from the color
and mottled appearance of this gemstone material.
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Serpentine Egg
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$12.00
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EGG802c
This is a very nice and very pretty Pakistani Onyx egg. The
egg measures 2 3/4" x 2" and has a good polish. It has a super Green,
Beige and Mahogany Brown color mix. A great starter egg. Onyx
is a banded variety of Chalcedony which in turn is a form of Quartz.
The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color except shades
of purple, blue and black. It is used for vases, bowls, beads, cabochons
and other items. The name has sometimes been used incorrectly to label
other banded lapidary materials, such as banded Calcite. This type is
found in Mexico and Pakistan and is often carved, polished and sold.
The material is much softer than true Onyx and much more readily available.
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Onyx
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$9.00
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EGG805b
This is a very nice Grey and White Marble egg. It measures
2 5/8" x 2" and has a nice polish. The egg has a unique design and color
blend. A super starter egg for the new collector. Marble is
a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but mostly composed of Calcite.
It is used extensively for sculpture, building material 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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Marble
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$8.00
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EG90c
This is a small, very petite Marble egg. It
measures 2" x 1 3/8". It has a good polish. The egg has a nice,
pure White color. It will be similar to picture.
A good starter egg for the new egg collector. Marble is a metamorphic
rock consisting of Limestone but mostly composed of Calcite. It is used
extensively for sculpture, building material 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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