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7.6" Polished Big Oak Springs Agate Slab - Oregon
This is a gorgeous polished slab of Agate that was collected in Oregon. It is sometimes referred to as "Big Oak Springs Agate". One side has been highly polished to reveal gorgeous light blues and browns. When lit from behind, the browns really shine. There is a druzy quartz-encrusted pocket present which adds to the overall beauty of this specimen. 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.
$205
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Oregon
SIZE
7.6 x 3.8", .25" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#335041
