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This is a gorgeous Patagonia agate from Argentina. This Patagonia agate has many layers of banding in yellow, red and orange that blend to make this a very beautiful mauve color in a banded or fortification agate around a crystal quartz center. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
This s a pair of Wave Hill agates from the Northern Territory of Australia. This pair of Wave Hill have the signature colors of Wave Hill agates. They are stunning with their wavy orange banding and the obvious intake/escape tube. Crystal quartz bands run through the banding and in the center. There are a few hairline fractures seen under magnification that do not detract from the beauty of this pair. They have a mirror polish.
This is a perfect pair of Polyhedroid agates. This pair has beautiful agate banding around an open aperture of crystal quartz. They are also floating in clear silica. This is the best pair I have seen with this color from Brazil as most are dark or don't have such a pretty agate formation within them. These have no fractures and have a mirror polish.
This is a perfectly round Chinese agate with concentric circles of banding in yellow, orange and green with a crystal quartz drusy center. There is some fine fracturing around the edges noticeable under magnification. In the drusy center you can see 4 small black Goethite crystals. I was not able to find out which mine it came from in China. It has a mirror polish. I just wish I could remember who asked me to look for these at the Denver Show. Hopefully, you will see it.
This is a fantastic pair of Patagonia agates from Argentina. This pair of Patagonia agates have an incredible smooth red skin that encases the white banding and crystal quartz center of this agate. I have not seen one like it before. The contrast is stunning. There are several hairline fractures around the edges of both halves but, they do not detract from the beauty of this rare pair. They have a mirror polish.
This is a Coyamito pseudomorph agate from Mexico. This Coyamito has great pseudomorph structures outlined in white bands. In the upper left corner you can see a hollow with quartz crystals that grew freely into the space. The area around the pseudomorphs is crystal quartz. Not sure what the yellow and black spot is at the lower right. The sticks or previous mineral within the pseudomorphs has disintegrated, leaving hollow spaces. There is one healed fracture at the bottom center and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Coyamito pseudomorph agate from Mexico. This Coyamito pseudomorph has yellow bands around the sticks that have since disintegrated. There are five great eyes, the one on the left is open. It has a crown of quartz crystals that are abundant on the back. There is a healed fracture on the left and it has a mirror polish.
This is a pair of Condor agates from Argentina. This is a very unusual Condor pair with a clear silica nad crystal quartz center which is open on both sides. The opening is surrounded by a beautiful lavender color that has red microspheres floating in it. The outer bands have colors of blue, gold, black and lavender.There is a cool lavender orb on the right side. There are two tiny edge fractures and it has a mirror polish
This is a Agua Nueva agate from Mexico. This is a polycentric Agua Nueva with two open centers with crystal quartz in the centers. It has deep pink banding with clear silica in between and orbs can be seen at the bottom right between the bands. The red bands are very bright and there is a cluster of what looks like red threads between the two centers. It is framed in the familiar green known to Agua Nuevas. It has one healed edge fracture and it has a mirror polish.
This is a unique Coyamito pair with gold and pink banding around an open center showing the inflow/escape tube with a pinkish brown botroyoidal interior. It has eyes and a rough husk. The back ends of both sides were knocked off. There is one tiny healed edge fracture on the right side and they have a mirror polish.
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