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23.5" Tall, Brazilian Agate Cocktail Table With Metal Base
This is a truly unique specimen that features a thick slab of natural agate that has been attached to a metal stand, creating a gorgeous cocktail table. The agate comes from Brazil and has exceptional light-blue to deep-blue coloration, spherical agate banding, and banding that wraps around the entire nodule. It has been cut flat on both sides and the top has been finely polished to a glossy-finish. You're not going to want to miss this chance at a stunning display piece with practical application!
The large agate slab sits snuggly within the metal base. The agate is not removable.
Measurements:
Agate dimensions - 18.5 x 13.5 x 1.05"
Table height - 23.5" tall
The large agate slab sits snuggly within the metal base. The agate is not removable.
Measurements:
Agate dimensions - 18.5 x 13.5 x 1.05"
Table height - 23.5" tall
Agate is a translucent variety of microcrystalline quartz. Agate primarily forms when silica-rich fluids fill pockets within rock and/or fossils, depositing it along the walls of the rock. This process can result in banding patterns as fluid compositions and impurities change over time. These banding patterns can either form as flat layers, forming agates known as waterline agates, or as concentric layers typical of most agates, depending on the surfaces available for deposition.
Agate has also been known to fill veins or cracks in volcanic rock. Such agates, when cut transversely, exhibit a succession of parallel lines giving a banded appearance to the section. Such stones are known as banded agate, riband agate and striped agate.
Agates from Brazil are mined from decomposed volcanic ash and basalt from the late Permian age (248-275 million years old). In Rio Grande do Sul, the agate "mines" are normally just plowed fields in which loose agates are found and collected. These agates can be very colorful and polish beautifully.
Agate has also been known to fill veins or cracks in volcanic rock. Such agates, when cut transversely, exhibit a succession of parallel lines giving a banded appearance to the section. Such stones are known as banded agate, riband agate and striped agate.
Agates from Brazil are mined from decomposed volcanic ash and basalt from the late Permian age (248-275 million years old). In Rio Grande do Sul, the agate "mines" are normally just plowed fields in which loose agates are found and collected. These agates can be very colorful and polish beautifully.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Brazil
SIZE
Agate Round:18.5 x 13.5 x 1.05", Table Height: 23.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#206969
