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Agatized Coral from Florida
(updated 12/5/08)
Fossil corals, in which the calcite that normally makes up the coral framework is replaced by agate (quartz). Originally, these were found in the Tampa Bay area, but in recent years they have been found in the rivers of northern Florida. They are sold both as single specimens or as matched pairs. We like to carry a stock of these specimens when we can find them at a good price, and we have these priced from $4 to $60 depending on size, quality, or if sold as a pair.
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__ This is a beautiful, large specimen from the Withlacoochie River area, in northern Florida. (#G08-123, $60) Great detail in this one, with drussy quartz covering the "stalactites" within the coral.
__ Agatized coral pair from the Withlahootchie River area, northern Florida (#G08-549, $46 for the pair). These have been split and polished, and they have great banding in the agate. These can also be sold separately at $25 each.
__Two agatized coral specimens from the Tampa Bay area (#G08-993 (left), $ 14, and #G08-995 (right), $12).