8.3" Polished Wyoming Youngite Slab - Fluorescent

This is a 8.3" wide polished slab of youngite that was collected near Guernsey in Platte County, Wyoming. Youngite is a brecciated jasper that is often found encrusted in chalcedony. Under shortwave UV, this agate fluoresces vibrant green. A photo of this specimen under shortwave UV can be seen above.

This thick slab doesn't maintain a uniform thickness across, with the thinnest side being just over .6" thick and the thickest side measuring 1.1" thick. Comes with an acrylic/metal display stand.

The term "brecciated" is related to a previously solid rock that has been broken into angular fragments by pressure and shifts. Following the breaking of this rock, silica-rich ground water created a natural cement around the fragmented rock, resulting in this beautiful mineral formation.

Youngite refers to a variety of druzy quartz-coated, brecciated agate from one specific location in Wyoming. This mineral is widely sought after due to its phenomenal and chaotic smattering of colors. It forms via brecciation, a process in which rock fragments are cemented together as silica-rich waters form quartz around them. This accounts for youngite’s variety of colors, including reddish-brown, sky blue, white, peach, and yellow-gold. This mineral is also extremely fluorescent under shortwave UV lighting: it will glow fantastic acid-green color! In the raw, youngite is spectacular to behold, with its odd shapes and druzy quartz crust. This variety of agate truly shines, however, when you cut it into slabs: the wild brecciated patterns create a spectacle with it alien glow under UV light.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Jasper/Agate
LOCATION
Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming
SIZE
8.3 x 7.4", up to 1.1" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#184773