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3.4" Polished Calandria Agate Slab - Mexico
This is a 3.4" wide cut and polished slab of Calandria agate from Chihuahua, Mexico. It has been polished to a mirror finish on one side, revealing the amazing banding patterns. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Agate
Agate is a variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) that displays translucence and, in some cases, banding. Agate primarily forms when silica-rich fluids fill pockets within rocks and/or fossils, depositing the silica along the walls of the rock. This process can result in banding patterns, as the compositions and impurities of these depositing fluids change over time. These banding patterns can either form as flat layers, creating linear patterns known as waterline agate, or as rounded layers, forming more common ring-like patterns. These patterns depend on the surfaces available for deposition.
Agate is a variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) that displays translucence and, in some cases, banding. Agate primarily forms when silica-rich fluids fill pockets within rocks and/or fossils, depositing the silica along the walls of the rock. This process can result in banding patterns, as the compositions and impurities of these depositing fluids change over time. These banding patterns can either form as flat layers, creating linear patterns known as waterline agate, or as rounded layers, forming more common ring-like patterns. These patterns depend on the surfaces available for deposition.
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Matachic, Chihuahua, Mexico
SIZE
3.4 x 2.5", up to .55" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#152651
