{"product_id":"serpentine-crystal-mushroom-zimbabwe-5","title":"Serpentine Crystal Mushroom | Zimbabwe","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerpentine crystal mushroom, hand-carved in Zimbabwe from Mashonaland Central serpentine, standing 5.80 inches tall on a 4.33 inch cap and weighing 2.91 pounds. This is a single piece and the exact mushroom photographed is the one supplied. The heaviest of the seven and the widest-capped, squat and substantial rather than tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerpentine is a magnesium silicate that forms where water alters olivine-rich rock deep in the crust. The Great Dyke runs through Mashonaland Central in northern Zimbabwe, and the country's stone-carving tradition is built almost entirely on that material. This piece runs through pale sage and deeper olive with darker inclusions scattered across the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Mohs 3 to 5 serpentine is soft, which is exactly why carvers favour it and why it wants a shelf rather than a pocket. This piece came to us through an existing collection rather than new extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beyond Bohemian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51285542633508,"sku":"IND-SRP-MSH-0002","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/6107\/9588\/files\/polished_crystal_mushrooms_0397-5952_serpentine_specimen_5.jpg?v=1787159544","url":"https:\/\/beyondbohemian.com\/products\/serpentine-crystal-mushroom-zimbabwe-5","provider":"Beyond Bohemian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}