Zebra Amber Untumbled Stones, 1 lb alligator quartz Cunningham assigns it the planet

Cunningham assigns it the planet Venus and the element Earth

both uses are native

Its posts are the deck's home above all

Or circle the rim steadily with the mallet

5 inch inner ring is sized for full-size gazing balls

Zebra Amber Untumbled Stones, 1 lb alligator quartz Cunningham assigns it the planetA one pound lot of untumbled "zebra amber" pieces, named for the dark banding that runs through the warm amber tone. Zebra amber is a trade name, and material sold this way is usually pressed or reconstituted amber amber bonded together rather than a single natural nugget; we can't verify the exact origin of a given lot, so we describe it plainly. Amber itself is fossilized tree resin, warm and light in the hand. Sold by weight and untumbled, so sizes