Pendant The Crystalized Heart of a Thunderegg by StonePendants

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It seems that a beautiful snowflake has been frozen forever in this clear agate. Dug from the slopes of Red Top Mountain, Wa, this was the heart - the very center - of the prized Thundereggs that are buried on top of that mountain. Thundereggs are round stones, that look very ordinary on the outside. When cracked open, the inside of the Thunderegg is most often filled with a beautifully colored Agate, but can also contain Jasper or occasionally Common Opal.
According to ancient Native American legend, when the Thunder Spirits living in the highest recesses of snowcapped Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson became angry with one another, amid violent thunder and lightning storms they would hurl masses of these spherical rocks at each other. The gods obtained these weapons by stealing eggs from the Thunderbirds' nests, thus the source of the name "Thundereggs."

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