"EYES" AGATE - UNUSUAL STALACTITE SLICE. ...

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"EYES" AGATE - UNUSUAL STALACTITE SLICE
Serra Geral Formation, Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, South Region, Brazil
This melange of quartz and agate owes its unusual 'eyed' patterning to a multitude of Agate stalactites that formed the cores for further crystal growth. When cut and polished, the stalactites produce "eyes" of grey-blue translucent agate outlined with a thin layer of cocoa brown and pale pink, all of which is surrounded by colorless to pale violet crystalline Quartz with terminations extending into the open spaces or "vugs". This one-of-a-kind agate slice was from the center core of a rare and unusual agate nodule, that was sliced and then both sides were polished. In excellent condition, it measures 28 ½ x 22 ½ inches and is ¾ inches thick. It is accompanied by the standard Brazilian wood base.

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