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This is an amazing Condor agate from Argentina. This Condor is just incredible! It has deep feint bands in root beer colored silica around a bright red center with a closed crystal quartz center. There is one tiny fracture line near the center and there are a couple of pits on the face that are more of a burst bubble effect. It has a mirror polish. I included a photo in full light and also proper photo lighting. Not photo shopped or brightened.
This is a Lava Cap Thunderegg from New Mexico. This Lava Cap Thunderegg is a brown and beige color with a bullseye seed common to Lava Caps. The agate inside is filled with sagenitic blades and some psuedomorph seen in black. It has healed fractures common to thundereggs and it has a nice polish.
This is a Blue Lace agate from Namibia, Africa. This agate is only mined in one place in the world and I found this excellent specimen in Tucson. The blue and white banding is very beautiful and the open aperture is filled with drusy crystal quartz. There are some healed fractures and three other open areas on the face. The polish is good with one low spot. A very nice display piece.
This is a Agate Creek agate form Australia. It has the agate formation and the waterline marks which formed first. The colors are orange, yellow, and white with the light blue being the clear silica in between the bands. It is a little beauty. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Agate Creek agate from Australia. This is a yellow and orange banded agate with a tinge of orange on the edge. It is a little cutie. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Agate Creek agate from Australia. It has very tight citrus colored banding with dark silica in between the bands around a white and yellow center. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Agate Creek agate from Australia. This is a beautiful white agate from Agate Creek that is rarely seen. It is tightly banded around an agate center with bands and a distinct center best seen under magnification. It is pretty perfect. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Laguna eye agate from Rancho Laguna, Mexico. This Laguna has two centers and is a great example of the eye structures that form in some agates. It is primarily pink and white with well defined banding and separation between the structures. There are three fractures near the edges and an open slit at the bottom above the clear area with the same mossy material seen in the other eyes. The eye at top right has white microspheres in it seen under magnification. It also slightly fluoresces under UV light. It has a mirror polish.
This is a Moctezuma agate pair from Mexico. This is a gorgeous pair of Moctazuma agate with transparent clear silica around deep white banding with a yellow center. There is a tiny white line in the right side next to the outer band that is hard to tell if was a healed fracture or part of the banding that extended out from the thicker band. It is a beautiful pair that doesn't come along very often. There are no fractures at the edges and it has a mirror polish.
This is a Laguna agate from Rancho Laguna, Mexico. This is a perfect example of a deep banded Laguna agate. The colors are primarily gold and white with a unique center. It has a slightly open crystal quartz area next to clear silica with a black calcite crystal sitting on the bottom. Best viewed under magnification. It has no fractures and it has a mirror polish.
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