AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz var. Agate

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Quartz var. Agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Agate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 32682
Mineral:Quartz var. Agate
Locality:Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Rounded nodule of raw quartz agate with natural exterior and one end exposed to reveal amber-colored core. Dates to the early days of agate mining in Brazil, when the German agate beds became exhausted forcing them to obtain agates for carving elsewhere. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970)
Overall Size:6.5x5.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;