When this blue agate stone breaks in half, two smiling faces from Cookie Monster greet you.
Mike Bowers / Facebook
Unusual rocks and minerals are fun to collect, but when you come across a rock formation that looks like a Muppet, this is very special. Look at this blue agate. When split in half, it looks very Sesame Street Muppet Cookie Monster.
Lucas Fassari found the rock unusual in November in the Brazilian region of Rio Grande do Sul, according to American geologist Mike Bowers, the current owner of the rock. Bowers posted information about the unusual discovery on his Facebook page this week.
“I think this is probably the most perfect Cookie Monster out there,” Bowers said in an interview with the Daily Mail on Tuesday. “I saw others, but here it is complete (both sides).”
Before the undefined rock was divided, it looked a lot like a gray egg. But, once broken in half, it is revealed that the rock contains blue quartz crystals that look very much like a very happy Cookie Monster.
To celebrate the incredible resemblance of rock to Cookie Monster, Bowers uploaded a video on Facebook featuring blue rock along with a song by Sesame Street, where Cookie Monster sings over the letter C.
Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.
Sesame Street
Bowers is already being chased by enthusiastic stone and mineral collectors who want to own the unusual agate for them.
“This is very unusual. There are some famous agates out there: the owl, the frightened face … there are many others that are approximate, but rare to find well defined,” said Bowers. “Prices can be very high. I was proposed by five different buyers.”
No word yet if Bowers really plans to sell the fancy stone.