Manzanita Tree Crystal Jewelry Display Package



Mineral Specimen Display Package

 

#6 Agate Thin Slice - Assorted

  • SKU: R711

Available in packs of 6

Min Qty: 6

Description

Approximately 5-1/2" in length. Minimum order Quantity 6 pieces. Packed in assorted colors. You may order a specific color as long as you order the pre-packed minimum for that size.

Total Quantity ordered must be a multiple of 6. (Examples: 6, 12, 18, 24, 36....)

A $.50 per piece sorting fee will apply to requests for specific shapes or transparencies.

No gemstone is more creatively striped by nature than agate. It is made up of chalcedony quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colors and textures. Agate is a semi-precious gemstone approximately 75 million years old.

Agate is formed by the deposition of silica-rich fluids in cavities within volcanic or metamorphic rocks. These cavities can be formed by gas bubbles, vesicles, or the dissolution of other minerals. As the silica-rich fluids fill the cavities, they slowly precipitate, forming concentric bands of chalcedony. The different colors of agate are caused by impurities in the silica-rich fluids.