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7" Polished Banded Fortification Agate Section - Turkey
This is a fascinating section of banded fortification agate from the agate mines of Ankara, Turkey. It has been cut flat and polished to a glossy-finish on one side and features vibrant coloration and a botryoidal chalcedony pocket through its center. This material comes from the same location that produces stick agate. The back side of this specimen has been left in its raw form.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
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.
$249
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate
LOCATION
Ankara, Turkey
SIZE
7 x 3.7", up to 2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#336243
