Stalactitic chalcedony geode "The Pie Chart" Chalcedony I don't know how often

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

The pieces were not reset evenly so cracks may be offset or have wide gaps in places

but it can range into green or a bold contrast of black

Garden quartz

Stalactitic chalcedony geode "The Pie Chart" Chalcedony I don't know how oftenLocale: 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