The "Alien" Agate from Mexico, Chihuahua, El Apache Agate

Polished slice or slab of 1950s-1960s Apache Flame Agate, measuring about 3.75 x 3.0 inches across the face, Wentzell Gem Trust Collection. Thank you to my friend Walter who helped me acquire and build a very nice collection of Apache Agates. Walter told me the pieces I acquired from him were once part of the Rice Collection and were the pieces the cutters (Maurice and Walter) got for sawing and polishing pieces from that collection. All of my Apache Agates have been nicknamed, this one I call the "The Alien." Walter called to tell me he had to find this one and would send it with others, I purchased his entire collection of Apache Agates, he said "It looks like an alien staring out at you from inside the rock" and he was right about that. I joke with friends that this is my proof of alien life in the geological record. My fascination with Apache Agates began when I was a small boy reading about the famous Hooded Owl specimen in one of my dads books. I am in love with agates from this locality. 3.75 inches x 3.0 inches across the face, and about 7-8 mm thick.