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4.7" Polished Colorful Plume Agate Slab - Java, Indonesia
This is a beautiful, 4.7" wide slab of Indonesian plume agate that was collected from Java, Indonesia. It features red, green, and orange plume-like formations that branch inward from the walls of the cavity. It has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one side. This material is perfect for lapidary projects.
Comes with an acrylic display.
Comes with an acrylic display.
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
Java, Indonesia
SIZE
4.7 x 1.85", .3" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#271489
