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2.6" Polished Banded Agate with Wegeler Effect - Aouli, Morocco
This is a gorgeous polished agate nodule that was collected from Aouli, Morocco. The tightly packed, alternating translucent to opaque banding of this agate results in this specimen exhibiting a wegeler effect when rotated.
Both halves of the nodule have been polished to a glossy finish along the flat cut and each is accompanied by an acrylic display stand.
Both halves of the nodule have been polished to a glossy finish along the flat cut and each is accompanied by an acrylic display stand.
What Is The Wegeler Effect?
The Wegeler effect, also known as the shadow effect or parallax effect, is a three-dimensional oddity in which rotating a banded agate creates the illusion that those banding lines move. One line will move with the source of light while the other moves with your point of view. This occurs in agate that has tightly packed, alternating bright opaque bands and transparent bands.
The Wegeler effect, also known as the shadow effect or parallax effect, is a three-dimensional oddity in which rotating a banded agate creates the illusion that those banding lines move. One line will move with the source of light while the other moves with your point of view. This occurs in agate that has tightly packed, alternating bright opaque bands and transparent bands.
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
Aouli, Morocco
SIZE
2.6 x 2.3", up to 1.8" thick (largest half)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#187133
