Exposing unseen details inside 30 million year old agatized coral fossils!

Let's fire up our 10" saw and cut open a few larger pieces of agatized coral from Florida! Not only are these fossils agatized, but when hit with a ultraviolet light, the hidden details are exposed and we see many unseen bands that are very beautiful!

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Agatized Coral, AKA Fossilized Coral, is formed when agate, a form of chalcedony replaces the minerals in coral. This process takes 20-30 million years and is known as pseudomorphic. These fossils are from the Oligocene-Miocene period. Agatized Coral is between 38-25 million years old. (google)

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Unexpected Find at New Rockhounding Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmmDeS3A1M&t=142s
Finding Lake Superior Rocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQpaJV-Fkfg&t=561s
Finding a BIG Lake Superior Agate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6dL-SkRI6I&t=431s
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Are These Agates?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1eX-X8myA
What's Inside Porphyry??: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2ayOj5yjw&t=43s
Cutting Galaxy Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMRSVG-iSzQ&t=31s
Slabbing RARE Bullseye Jasper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip_H05Ibxi0&t=315s
Cutting Agates w/ Tile Saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1n0YCUeUVg&t=193s

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