Septarian

Description

Septarian are a very unique stone found in only a few places. Near Zion National Park in Southern Utah, USA; Mahajanga in Madagascar; and Morocco. Septarians are a form of sedimentary geode. They formed on sea beds, when they dried out, they cracked and formed hollow interiors. The interiors usually become either partly or completely full with other minerals, such as calcite, giving Septarian its unusual texture and features.

It is comprised of yellow centers – Calcite; gray rock – Bentonite; brown lines – Aragonite; and lastly white or clear – Barite.

Septarian is also known as ‘Dragon Stone’ derived from an old Malagasy legend that said when the ‘Dragons’ died out they fossilized & became part of the sea bed that later became Septereye/Septarian & it is this formation that resembles the ‘Scales of Dragons’ !