Agate / Crystal Geode

Rust-orange bands and a frosty center make for a toasty pair.

This is an agate and crystal geode. Quartz crystals commonly grow inward from the wall of a geode toward its center, so the points of the crystals face the open space. Two rounded halves with deep orange-brown banding and rough, pale crust at the bottom edges. A smoky white cavity with small points sits inside each. One half is taller and glossy on its curved side. It is 2.75 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 2.25 high.

Warm outside, frosty inside, and quite sure of itself.