4.3" Agatized Fossil Coral Geode - Florida

This is a beautiful 4.3" long specimen of agatized coral from the Basin Deposits of North Florida. This fossil coral is Miocene (25-32 million years) in age, and was formed when fine sediments covered shallow coral reefs. As silica rich groundwater through the rock that was formed (and exposed as sea-levels dropped), it replaced the calcium carbonate skeleton of the coral with Chalcedony. There are a number of types of fossil coral present, but given the replacement destroys much of the original detail, more specific identification is difficult.

This specimen is a translucent blue and white color. The chalcedony has crystallized in the botryoidal habit and there is a beautiful druzy inclusion as well.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unknown
LOCATION
West Coast of Florida
SIZE
4.3" long, 2.0" wide, roughly .1" deep
ITEM
#51158
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