Ukuthola Ubuhle Nokubaluleka Kwe-Agatized Coral yaseFlorida

Florida idume ngamabhishi ayo amahle, isimo sezulu esinelanga, kanye nezilwane zasendle ezihlukahlukene, kodwa ababaningi abantu abazi ukuthi izwe liphinde libe nesimangaliso semvelo esiyingqayizivele: amakhorali agatized. Le coral emangalisa kakhulu ye-fossilized itholakala kuphela ezindaweni ezimbalwa e-Florida, okuyenza ibe itshe eliyigugu eliyivelakancane neliyigugu kubathandi bamadwala nabaqoqi emhlabeni jikelele.

I-agatized coral iwuhlobo lwe-chalcedony, i-mineral eyakhiwe ngoketshezi olucebile nge-silica olungena emadwaleni anezimbotshana bese lugcwalisa izimbotshana zawo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amakristalu e-silica akha amaphethini nezingqimba eziyinkimbinkimbi ezinikeza itshe ukubukeka kwalo okuhlukile. Endabeni yamakhorali agatized, i-coral skeleton yasekuqaleni ithathelwa indawo yi-chalcedony, igcina imininingwane ebucayi yesakhiwo se-coral ngenkathi iguqulwa ibe itshe eliyigugu eliqinile neliqinile.

Inqubo ye-agatization ihamba kancane futhi eyinkimbinkimbi, ethatha izigidi zeminyaka ukuyiqeda. Iqala ngokufa kwe-coral colony, ecwila phansi olwandle futhi igqitshwe yinhlabathi. Njengoba i-coral ibola, indawo eshiywe ngemuva igcwele amanzi angaphansi komhlaba acebile nge-silica encibilikile, kancane kancane athathe indawo ye-coral yasekuqaleni. I-silica ibe isicwebezelisa kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, yenze amaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi nemibala eyenza i-coral e-agatized yaziwe kakhulu.

Indawo eyaziwa kakhulu nge-agatized coral eFlorida yisifunda soMfula i-Peace, esimaphakathi nesifunda. Le ndawo idume ngemithombo yayo ecebile yezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle, okuhlanganisa amazinyo oshaka, amagobolondo namakhorali. I-coral e-agatized etholakala ku-Peace River ngokuvamile iyingxube yemibala ebomvu, ebomvana, nemhlophe, enamaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi kanye nokuthungwa okwenza itshe ngalinye lihluke.

Enye indawo yamakhorali agatized eFlorida yindawo yaseTampa Bay, lapho itshe litholakala lisesimweni se ama-geodes. Ama-Geodes angamatshe angenalutho aqukethe i-crystal-lined cavity, futhi esimweni se-coral e-agatized, i-cavity ifakwe i-chalcedony enemibala ethathe indawo ye-coral yasekuqaleni. Lawa ma-geode aziswa abaqoqi ngenxa yamaphethini awo ahlukile futhi amahle, futhi angasikwa futhi aphuculwe ukuze aveze ubuhle bawo obufihliwe.

I-agatized coral ayiziswa nje kuphela ngobuhle bayo, kodwa futhi inokubaluleka kwamasiko nomlando ocebile. Ezikhathini zasendulo, amakhorali kwakukholelwa ukuthi anamandla okuphulukisa futhi ayesetshenziswa kwezokwelapha nasekwenzeni ubucwebe. Ngokwesibonelo, impucuko yamaMaya yayisebenzisa amakhorali ezithombeni nasezihlotsheni zayo zokuhloba, futhi yayikholelwa ukuthi inezici ezingaqondakali ezingaxosha imimoya emibi futhi zivikele umuntu ozigqokile.

Namuhla, i-agatized coral isasetshenziswa ekwenzeni ubucwebe, nasezintweni zokuhlobisa ezifana nezincwadi, izisindo zamaphepha, nemifanekiso eqoshiwe. Amaphethini nemibala yayo eyingqayizivele iyenza ibe itshe eliyigugu elifunwayo, futhi ukuvela kwayo okungavamile nokubaluleka komlando kunezela kuphela inani layo.

Sengiphetha, i-coral yaseFlorida iyisimangaliso semvelo esihehayo futhi esihle okufanele sihlolwe abathanda amadwala nabaqoqi. Amaphethini ayo ayinkimbinkimbi, imibala ecebile, nokubaluleka kwamasiko kuyenza ibe itshe eliyigugu eliyingqayizivele neliyigugu okuqinisekile ukuthi lizoheha noma ubani owazisa ubuhle nezimangaliso zemvelo.