Georgia Foteinou

Decorative Minerals Auction (Jewels of the Earth)

Gogottes are rare, roughly 30-million-year-old sandstone concretions from the Oligocene, found mainly near Fontainebleau in France. They are composed of almost 98% silica, hardened by circulating water. Their bizarre, often cloud-like or winding shapes make them coveted works of art as "natural sculptures."

Gogottes sind seltene, rund 30 Millionen Jahre alte Sandsteinkonkretionen aus dem Oligozän, die hauptsächlich bei Fontainebleau in Frankreich gefunden werden. Sie bestehen zu fast
98% aus Kieselsäure, die durch zirkulierendes Wasser verfestigt wurde. Ihre bizarren, oft wolkenartigen oder kurvigen Formen machen sie als „natürliche Skulpturen“ zu begehrten Kunstobjekten.


Menalites Gogotte - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 7 cm- 266 g - (3)

Fontainebleau, France

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Three Menalites gogotte concretions from Fontainebleau, France; each specimen measures 3.5 cm high, 7 cm wide and 5 cm deep, total weight 266 g.

Menalites Gogotte - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 7 cm- 266 g - (3)

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Three Menalites gogotte concretions from Fontainebleau, France; each specimen measures 3.5 cm high, 7 cm wide and 5 cm deep, total weight 266 g.

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