Montana Moss Agate – Guitar Pick:
31.04mm x 28.42mm x 2.12mm
Montana Moss Agate found in the Yellowstone River and Valley mostly between Sidney and Forsyth, Montana, Agates are found in the alluvial gravels of both the present stream bed and in gravel terraces. 10 to 15 miles either side of the Yellowstone drainage. Montana Moss Agate is from the Pleistocene age (10,000 – 1,6000,000), they are nodules of gray, translucent chalcedony, can be found in many colors from dark (almost black) to brown to orange or green to clear. Once in a while a white opaic color is found which is called “iris”. The Montana Moss Agate is known for the dendrite (pictures of trees or moss) and ribbon effect (sometimes called Sergeant stripes) in a rock. This pick is solid black except for the very tip has clear agate.