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4.6" Polished Banded Agate Slice - Mexico
This is a gorgeous, 4.6" wide, polished slice of banded agate, collected from Mexico. It has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one side, revealing striking red, blue and white banding within a clear silicate field.
This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand.
This specimen 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
Mexico
SIZE
4.6 x 2.8", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#198176
