Something about blowing the boys (up)
Something about blowing the boys (up)
While not all grape agate forms this way, this piece was formed as a stalactite (on the ceiling).
While not all grape agate forms this way, this piece was formed as a stalactite (on the ceiling).
These are Ant Hill Garnets.
They are Pyrope Garnets which are magnesium aluminum garnets, which gives them the deep red.
THE COOL THING: these are collected by Southwestern Harvester Ants that bring them up from underground while they're digging their nests.
These are Ant Hill Garnets.
They are Pyrope Garnets which are magnesium aluminum garnets, which gives them the deep red.
THE COOL THING: these are collected by Southwestern Harvester Ants that bring them up from underground while they're digging their nests.
It can sometimes be found growing on buried bodies in wet areas. The phosphate has a reaction with iron and water in the decay process creating the crystal.
It oxidizes over time, starting green and turning into a deep blue-green, used to make pigments!
It can sometimes be found growing on buried bodies in wet areas. The phosphate has a reaction with iron and water in the decay process creating the crystal.
It oxidizes over time, starting green and turning into a deep blue-green, used to make pigments!