Agatized Coral
Agatized Fossil Coral from Indonesia
Indonesia is the largest source of Agatized Fossil Coral in the world.The local people called as Teratai due to the patterns is resemble of lotus or chrysanthemum flowers. there are many patterns found there are many patterns found and given a name as follows :
- Sarang Tawon (Honey comb)
- Kelabang (Centipede)
- Picasso (Rare)
- Multicolored Agatized Coral - Rare)
- Moss Agatized Coral (Rare)
- Hex Corals
- Giok Teratai (Jade Coral – Rare)
- Etc
Agatized Fossil Coral or Agatized Coral is different with petoskey.Indonesian Agatized Coral has rich silica content and harder than petoskey. The proper name for this material is agatized coral or agatized fossil coral.The fossilized coral typically appears as small flower-like patterns in the stone.The patterns caused by temperature and earth pressure process.Agatized fossil coral can exhibit a wide range of natural colors, ranging from white and pink to brown,green,purple, gray, black, yellow and red. Coral gemstones may vary widely depending on weathering, oxidation and the original mineral content.
Agate also known as chalcedony,is a type of cryptocrystalline quartz or silicon dioxide.Under unique geological conditions,prehistoric corals and mollusks can fossilize by being replaced with agate from silica-rich ground water percolating through limestone.In Indonesia, entire coral heads are often completely preserved and appear just as they did 30 million years ago,though their density is much changed by replacement with silica,iron,manganese,chlorite and other minerals
Indonesia is the largest source of Agatized Fossil Coral in the world.The local people called as Teratai due to the patterns is resemble of lotus or chrysanthemum flowers. there are many patterns found there are many patterns found and given a name as follows :
- Sarang Tawon (Honey comb)
- Kelabang (Centipede)
- Picasso (Rare)
- Multicolored Agatized Coral - Rare)
- Moss Agatized Coral (Rare)
- Hex Corals
- Giok Teratai (Jade Coral – Rare)
- Etc
Agatized Fossil Coral or Agatized Coral is different with petoskey.Indonesian Agatized Coral has rich silica content and harder than petoskey. The proper name for this material is agatized coral or agatized fossil coral.The fossilized coral typically appears as small flower-like patterns in the stone.The patterns caused by temperature and earth pressure process.Agatized fossil coral can exhibit a wide range of natural colors, ranging from white and pink to brown,green,purple, gray, black, yellow and red. Coral gemstones may vary widely depending on weathering, oxidation and the original mineral content.
Agate also known as chalcedony,is a type of cryptocrystalline quartz or silicon dioxide.Under unique geological conditions,prehistoric corals and mollusks can fossilize by being replaced with agate from silica-rich ground water percolating through limestone.In Indonesia, entire coral heads are often completely preserved and appear just as they did 30 million years ago,though their density is much changed by replacement with silica,iron,manganese,chlorite and other minerals