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$40.00
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EGG100c
Here is something different for the egg collector. This is one of my
favorites, the beautiful Pink colors of Rhodenite with the contrasting Black
Manganese minerals dispersed throughout. This egg measures approximately 2
3/8" x 1 3/4" and has a great polish. This material is from Australia.
The egg has a unique design and color blend.
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Rhodenite is a Manganese Silicate material that is commonly a rose-red
color. Rough unpolished specimens have a tendency to turn brown due
to surface oxidation. It is often worked as an ornamental stone as true
Crystals are rare to find.
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Rhodenite Egg
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$10.00
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EGG104b
This is a very nice multi-colored Marble egg. The egg measures over
2" x over 2 3/4" and has a nice polish. It has an unique design and
color blend. A super starter egg for the new collector.
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Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from the recrystallization of
pre-existing rocks due to changes in heat and/or pressure and/or introduction
of fluids without melting. It is composed mostly of Limestone and Calcite.
Marble is used extensively for sculpture, building materials and other applications.
Picasso Marble is found in Utah and is identifiable by its striking and dramatic
combination of browns, blacks, grays and white colors and each piece is uniquely
different.
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Marble 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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$14.00
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EGG110b
This is a very nice egg from carved from Fossil Rock material from
Morocco. It measures 2 5/8" x 1 7/8" and has a nice polish. The
egg was hand carved so it has flat spots or is not perfectly shaped like most
other eggs. It has a great Orthoceras black and white color mix.
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Ammonites are an extinct group of marine animals of the subclass Ammonoida
in the class Cephalopoda, phylum Mollusca. They are excellent index
fossils which are fossils that are used to define and identify geologic periods.
Ammonites' closest living relative is probably not the modern Nautilus (which
they outwardly resemble) but rather the subclass Coleodiea, which are octopus,
squid and cuttlefish.
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Orthoceras Egg
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$20.00
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EGG101c
Here is a very beautiful, above average Rose Quartz egg.
It measures approximately 2 1/4" x 1 3/4". The egg has a nice soft Pink
color and good clarity. A must have for your egg collection.
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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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$20.00
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EGG106c
Here is a very nice Fossil Root egg. It measures
2 3/4" x 2" and has a nice polish. The egg has a darker Earth tone color
mix which resembles the "roots" from plants. It is a very different
egg with a natural design. An unique educational tool or a great starter
sphere.
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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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Fossil Root Marble Egg
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$26.00
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EGG102c
Here is a very interesting
find!! This is a very nice Ocean Jasper egg. It measures 2"x 1
1/2" and has a nice polish. This one of a kind egg has an interesting
color scheme and fascinating design and pattern!
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Ocean Jasper is a variety of Jasper which contains variable colored
orbicules or spherical inclusions. The material is quite attractive
when polished and is used as an ornamental stone or gemstone. The colors
and designs range widely and are dependant on the location of the material.
Similar material can be found in several areas of the United States.
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Ocean Jasper Egg
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$10.00
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EGG107b
Here is a very nice Butterscotch
colored Marble egg! This larger egg measures nearly 2 3/4"x 2"
and has a nice polish. This one-of-a-kind egg has an interesting color
scheme and fascinating design and pattern. A great starter egg for your
collection! Another photo
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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Marble Egg
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$24.00
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EGG111c
Here is something
different from the Rock Shed's gift department. This is a good quality,
Black Jet egg from Russia. It measures 2 3/4" x 2" and has
a high polish. A unique egg and nice addition
to your collection. Jet is a geological material and is considered
to be a minor gemstone. Jet is not considered to be a true mineral,
but rather a mineraloid as it has an organic origin, being derived from decaying
wood under extreme pressure. Jet is either black or dark brown and may
contain pyrite inclusion which give a brassy color and metallic luster.
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Jet Egg
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$24.00
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EGG109b
This is a very nice, high
quality Septarian egg from Madagascar. It measures 2 3/4"x 2" and has
a nice polish. It is a very beautiful egg with lots of light Yellow
Calcite and a sparkly appearance. 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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$30.00
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EGG105c
Here is something different for the egg collector. This is a very nice,
above average quality Picasso Marble egg. The egg measures 2 3/8"x
1 1/2" and has a nice polish. This one of a kind egg has an interesting
color scheme and fascinating design and pattern. A great starter egg
for your collection! Another photo
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
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$30.00
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EGG103c
This is a very pretty, beautifully colored, Petrified
Wood egg with a very interesting pattern. It measures over 2 1/4" x
1 5/8" with a nice polish. This material is from Madagascar. This
is something different for the egg collector.
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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 gives 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. Although
Petrified Wood can be found worldwide, it is rather rare in larger quantities
and at times can be difficult to obtain by the average collector.
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Petrified Wood Egg
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