Dolomite snowflake (dolomite ps. after aragonite) Picture jasper The wulfenite crystals are flat

The wulfenite crystals are flat or pseudo-cubic square tablets

possibly another shift in growing conditions causing a transition from hyalite to a different type of quartz

with a dark mineral (likely also magnetite) in the center

On the base

taking on an other-worldly indigo glow

Dolomite snowflake (dolomite ps. after aragonite) Picture jasper The wulfenite crystals are flatLocale: Roswell, New Mexico Approx dimensions: 1. 5 x 1" Approx weight: 93g These unusual pseudomorphs of dolomite after aragonite have earned the name snowflake because of their hexagonal shape which is often striated to give the mineral an appearance like a chunky snowflake. Pseudomorph means the mineral initially grew as aragonite, and then through geological processes the aragonite was replaced with dolomite. The new mineral will retain the shape