Manzanita Tree Crystal Jewelry Display Package



Mineral Specimen Display Package

 

#0 Thin Agate Slice - Red

  • SKU: R70507

Available in packs of 25

Min Qty: 25

Description

Approximately 2" in length. Sold in packages of 25. Total Quantity ordered must be a multiple of 25. (Examples: 25, 50, 75....)

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

Agate is creatively striped by nature during its formation over approximately 75 million years. It is made up of chalcedony quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colors and textures. These colors have been enhanced to reveal their hidden beauty.

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.