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Colorful, 4.75" Polished Agate/Jasper Sphere
This is an incredibly colorful, 4.75" wide sphere made from a large, solid piece of agate and jasper. It is packed with colorful moss-like filaments and stick-like formations, all encapsulated in a mixture of agate and jasper. The entire specimen has been flawlessly polished to a glossy finish all the way around.
Comes with an acrylic ring display stand. The small section of matrix resembles that of basalt from the Deccan Traps of Maharashtra, India, though it's uncertain as to where exactly this material comes from.
Comes with an acrylic ring display stand. The small section of matrix resembles that of basalt from the Deccan Traps of Maharashtra, India, though it's uncertain as to where exactly this material comes from.
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.
$395
SPECIES
Chalcedony var. Agate/Jasper
LOCATION
India?
SIZE
4.75" diameter
CATEGORY
ITEM
#348930
