Stalactitic chalcedony geode "The Pie Chart" Chalcedony Garden quartz is generally sold

Garden quartz is generally sold polished to best reveal its internal features

I don't know how often breaks occur due to rough techniques in mining or cracking the geodes open

Garden quartz

apparently dissolved away

Approx weight: 308g

Stalactitic chalcedony geode "The Pie Chart" Chalcedony Garden quartz is generally soldLocale: Atlas Mountains, Morocco Approx dimensions: 4 x 4 x 3" Approx weight: 588g These unusual geodes from Morocco are like small caves lined with stalactites, botryoidal forms, and swirling agate patternsthough this one completely lacks the stalactitic growth forms common to this region. While commonly called red chalcedony, I find the color is more orange to red orange. Hematite causes this coloration, but later phases of growth (second