Moss agate tower Aragonite Locality: Purple Rain Pocket

Locality: Purple Rain Pocket

The glossy schorl crystals grow in short prisms with the classic trigonal 'Mercedes' termination characteristic of Erongo material

Point length: 4

Approx weight: 772g

Moss agate tower Aragonite Locality: Purple Rain PocketApprox height: A 3. 5 inches B 3 inches C 2. 25 inches D 2. 75 inches Alternately called points or obelisks, these towers are cut and polished from extra holey moss agate. Agate is another member of the quartz family: the term is used to describe chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of quartz) that is banded, meaning it has stripes of color. The trade name 'moss agate' has stuck for this material even though it does not display the banding