Strange egg . I can see 'layers' while candling. What is it?

[Tatuana]

I had a perfect example of this on the human body, but can't find it.

One of my chick eggs looks normal in natural lighting. Speckled, but fine. When I candle it I can very clearly see what appear to be 'layers'. I remember reading that it's something to do with cell formation, I think? It kind of looks like when a blood ring starts to break down, but it's for sure the egg. It looks a lot like the colored sand pictures below. You can see one 'layer', then another, then a third. I think I counted about eight. It's fairly defined. Another two of my eggs have but it's very hard to see.



Any idea on causes? Or name for that matter? If it helps, the chick eggs are also very speckled when candling.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Most likely a dead egg! Started to develop but then died somewhere along the way.

 

[Tatuana]

Most likely a dead egg! Started to develop but then died somewhere along the way.

I was thinking that, but the egg is less than four days old. And it's for sure on the shell, not the embryo. It's very odd.

 

[chickens really]

I'm confused...Sounds like a quitter

 

[Tatuana]

I'm confused...Sounds like a quitter

That is what I thought at first. But the air cell is completely detached (No chance of hatching and I'm okay with that). I was able to move the cell to the lines, and the lines are above the cell. Maybe I'm just looking at it wrong. Is it possible to get lines like that with such a young egg?