• A pink chalcedony nodule with light pink color, near-round with ropy layers making a cup-nest shape. The concentric banding is smaller around a wonky opening in the top with a hollow interior. Inside the center, there is a small white raised ring with more subtle undulating banding radiating out around it, all with very fine druzy texture.
  • The specimen fluorescing strong yellow-green under UV light in low lighting. The upper layers around the opening have a stronger reaction than those near the base.
  • Side-view of the piece, with the ropy banding appearing as if melting, with flesh-like knobs and wrinkling on the surface. The banding around the opening undulates.
  • Detail side-view of the piece, the rim of the opening thicker like lips and more warm-toned. At the bottom left, the chalcedony has a drip-like formation.
  • Close angled view of the specimen, showing the subtle rosy pink color. The rim of the opening comes to a point, with flow-like pattern down the side. The small ring is visible inside, with agate banding around it.
  • Detailed side-view of the specimen, the chalcedony extra fleshy textured. Horizontal banding is cut with vertical lines that give the side the appearance of loose wrinkled skin.
  • The underside of the specimen, a broken rounded light gray rock.
  • A more distant view of the piece, the interior shaded but with some glow of light coming through the translucent chalcedony.
  • Another distant view of the specimen, showing light illuminating the translucent light pink chalcedony along the exterior of the piece.
  • The piece on a measuring mat, measuring about an inch and a half in diameter.
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Pink chalcedony nodule

Pink chalcedony nodule

$30.00 USD
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Locale: Yankee Dog Claim, Hidalgo, New Mexico

Approx size: 1.5"

Approx weight: 48g

 

Pink chalcedony nodules have been discovered across the southwest, and were prolific from this locale back in the 1990s. Today are much harder to come by—at least with any size or quality. 

The material is known for its strong UV reaction and undulating ropy, botryoidal forms. Pink chalcedony often grows shapes like a nest, cup, or knobby "ear" with raised rims of concentric banding. 'Agate' refers to chalcedony with banded color, whereas this chalcedony has banded structure. It has a dynamic, fluid appearance similar to its relative hyalite, as if someone piped icing on a cake when it was still warm so it's starting to melt down the sides.

This small near-round specimen has a nice light pink coloration and good translucency in the top layers, with some more opaque whitish layers. This forms agate banding of white and light pink, most visible in the center of the piece, where there is a small raised ring with more subtle banding radiating out around it. The exterior has almost flesh-like wrinkled texture in areas.

UV reactivity this material has an excellent UV reaction, most pieces glowing strong green under 365nm UV light. This piece has strong, bright green fluorescence with some striations visible inside the mineral. No phosphorescence detected.

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