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MOQUI MARBLES
FROM
UTAH,
USA
Moqui Marbles are concretions
found in the sandstone, consisting of sandstone cemented together
by hematite (Fe2O3), and goethite (FeOOH).
They are believed to represent an extension of Hopi Native American
traditions regarding ancestor worship ("moqui" translates
to "the dead" in the Hopi language). Informally, they are
called "Moqui marbles" after the local Moqui native American
tribe. These concretions weather out of outcrops of the Navajo Sandstone
within south-central and southeastern Utah within an area extending
from Zion National Park eastward to Arches and Canyonland national
parks.
The iron oxide concretions found in the Navajo Sandstone exhibit a
wide variety of sizes and shapes. Their shape ranges from spheres
to discs; buttons; spiked balls; cylindrical hollow pipe-like forms;
and other odd shapes. Although many of these concretions are fused
together like soap bubbles, many more also occur as isolated concretions,
which range in diameter from the size of peas to baseballs. The surface
of these spherical concretions can range from being very rough to
quite smooth. Some of the concretions are grooved spheres with ridges
around their circumference.
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#MQ-2
Moqui Marbles, each unique, approx. 1.5" in size
each. Sold in pairs. $8.95 per pair
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#MQ-3
Small Moqui Marbles, each unique, approx. 1" -
1.25" in size each. Sold in pairs. $7.95 per pair
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