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5.7" Polished Agua Nueva Agate Slice - Chihuahua, Mexico
This is a 5.7" wide cut and polished slice of gorgeous Agua Nueva agate from Chihuahua, Mexico. It has been polished to a mirror finish on one side, revealing amazing colors and patterns. This is an unusual opportunity to own some of the rarer agate material on the market.
An acrylic display stand will be included with this specimen.
An acrylic display stand will be included with this specimen.
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
Agua Nueva Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
SIZE
5.7 x 4.5", .3" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#191903
