Dendritic quartz

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Pyrolusite dendritic quartz. Photo credit: Earthly Secrets.

Faceted Dendritic Quartz -KalaKali on Etsy

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Pseudofossils are inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken for fossils. Pseudofossils may be misleading, as some types of mineral deposits can mimic lifeforms by forming what appear to be highly detailed or organized structures. One common example is when manganese oxides crystallize with a characteristic treelike or dendritic pattern along a rock fracture. The formation of frost dendrites on a window is another common example of this crystal growth. Concretions are…

You might know now, agate is the term given to several varieties of stripy chalcedony –a mineral that’s part of the quartz family. However, have you heard of dendritic agate before? Well, dendritic agate, occasionally known as the tree agate isn’t striped, and thus not severely a kind of agate in exact terms, yet is part of the agate family. Aside from having a distinctive appearance, this stone also has amazing benefits that can be essential for its possessor. Good thing, in this article…