Dendritic Sandstone Pendant - SOLD 1.90" pietersite Martian Dust Storm (Shergottite

Martian Dust Storm (Shergottite

it is the impurity that often sets the gemstone apart and makes it desirable

32" sandstone showcase piece that has been imprinted with a manganese oxide dendrite in a branching pattern

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with the largest measuring 1ft (30 cm)

Dendritic Sandstone Pendant - SOLD 1.90" pietersite Martian Dust Storm (ShergottiteThough they may look like fossil plants, dendrites are incredible and inorganic formations that occur solely due to interactions between physics and geochemistry. These branching patterns are made of manganese oxides and commonly form on the surface of sandstones. As the manganese cools, it crystalizes into thin, tree like shapes in the same process that creates snowflakes. This necklace is a 1. 90" sandstone pendant that has been imprinted with a