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Agatized Dinosaur Bone or "dino
bone" is the result of fossilized bone from dinosaurs in which the
cellular structure has been replaced with quartz, leaving the bone structure
intact. The resulting stone is a 7 on the Mohs
scale.
Many excellent specimens of dinosaur bone are
found in and around the American southwest. Dinosaur bone ranges in color from
brown to black with splotches of red, blue and bright yellow. Dark yellow-gold
and red dinosaur bone is also found, but is more rare. The coloring of the
specimen is due to impurities that were in the surrounding sediment.
It is illegal to collect dino bone on US state or federal lands thus
making agatized dinosaur bone more valuable |
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