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6.1" Polished Amethyst Sage Agate Slab - Nevada
This is a beautiful 6.1" wide polished slab of "amethyst sage agate", collected in the Bilk Mountain Range near Denio, Nevada. It displays branching black manganese dendrites scattered throughout agate with hues of purple, white, red, and orange. The specimen has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one side.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Bilk Mountain Range, Near Denio, Nevada
SIZE
6.1 x 5.8", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#302917
