Map and info of Tabasco Agate formation from Zacatecas, Mexico

Tabasco Agate Micro-Geodes from Zacatecas, Mexico

Tabasco Agates, also known in the trade as Illianites, are exceptionally small geodes collected near the town of Tabasco in Zacatecas, Mexico. Each nodule contains a thin shell of banded chalcedony surrounding a central cavity commonly lined with clear druzy quartz. When divided into a matched pair, the two halves reveal a mirrored view of the geode’s internal formation.

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This specimen is part of the Mystic Parcel Curio Cabinet collection.

Tabasco Agate Micro-Geodes — Zacatecas, Mexico

Tabasco Agate Micro-Geodes — Zacatecas, Mexico

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