Scolecite Agate or by smudging

or by smudging

This is a wonderfully whimsical piece

layered surface gives it the feel of a tiny forest scene captured in stone

uncleaned as found

Scolecite Agate or by smudgingScolecite. Location; Banoti Jalgaon Maharashtra, India Scolecite forms as a secondary mineral through a process called hydrothermal alteration, primarily within the cavities of volcanic rocks like basalt, were silica rich solutions percolate and deposit crystals of scolecite as they cool and evaporate, often forming needle like structures within the rock's vesicles(gas bubbles) left behind during cooling; it is often associated with other Zeolite