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Quartz var. Banded Agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Banded Agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 29159
Mineral:Quartz var. Banded Agate
Locality:Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Old specimen of polished agate showing the internal banded growth patterns. Dates to the early days of agate mining in Brazil, when the German agate beds became exhausted forcing lapidaries to obtain agates for carving elsewhere.
Overall Size:6x6x1.5 cm
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Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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