Sandstone standing freeform, small Arizona Sierra Pick your own...:E meaning the tip has not

meaning the tip has not grown larger than the rest of the crystal

which is unusual given that it typically forms on the quartz surface (I didn't do the best job of photographing it

Santa Cruz County

with fluorescence brightest in the center of the circles

adding a mustard-yellow coating to the botryoidal growth

Sandstone standing freeform, small Arizona Sierra Pick your own...:E meaning the tip has notLocale: Arizona Approx size and weight 3 41 1 3 lb, variable by piece; dimensions at end. These sandstone standing freeforms mimic the wind swept landscape of Utahs national parks. They are made of Arizona Sierra sandstone sourced from central Arizona. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand compacted and cemented together through geological processes, giving it a grainy texture. Sandstone with distinct layering like this is often called