5" Realistic, Carved Green Stone Verdite (Fuchsite) Skull

This is a 5" long skull that was crafted and polished from Africa green stone verdite (fuchsite) that was collected from South Africa. The polish work is nice and the detailing is quite intricate. The underside of the skull and the nostrils have been hollowed-out, making the specimen closer in resemblance to a real skull.

Fuchsite chert, also commonly referred to as "Dragon Stone", is cryptocrystalline quartz stone metamorphosed from fuchsite. It forms when a fuchsite vein is subjected to intense pressure and dissolution from super hot ground waters, which partially dissolve the fuchsite into a silica solution, forming large boulders. Much of the material retains fuchsite's emerald green coloring, but can also be found in lighter shades of green. Fuchsite, also known as chrome mica, is a chromium-rich variety of the mineral muscovite.

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SPECIES
Fuchsite
LOCATION
South Africa
SIZE
5" long, 3.9" tall, 3.4" wide
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ITEM
#116514