Las Choyas Geode Half

Las Choyas Geode HalfThis half of a Los Choyas solid geode from the Chihuahuan Desert area of Mexico. It has the characteristic light blue fine bands of chalcedony creating beautiful patterns leading to a white core in the center and it has some areas of very distinct parallax lines. A parallax is created when the agate is translucent enough and the fortification lines are finely spaces and cast a shadow on each other when you move the agate in the light creating an

It is fully polished and is approximately 3-1/2” x 3” and is deep

There is a small area that is only partially mineralized and is softer than the surrounding rock and thus does not polish and is slightly below the surface due to its being softer and that gives this a unique appearance

I extracted this one from the 12” or split fish layer of fossil lake

This is a very large sphere at 5-1/4” and is fully polished

A satin finish showing off these beautiful agate stalactites

It weights approximately 4

A large Arizona rainbow petrified wood round that has been cut on a 36” saw but not polished and has a natural back

5” wide and 4” deep at its thickest point it has a nice shape that tapers toward one end

4” wide and 3” deep

It has the shape of a heart and has a beautiful translucent agate core with common opal containing the trademark dots of the agate at this mine and in the larger chamber it has a center of limonite

5lbs & is 7

There wa not much of this material found so it is a very unique sphere