This is an exceptioanl Polyhedroid end cut from Brazil. It is a dark one but it has orbicular features along one edge, a white agate structure in the center with an open drusy center. It has a fracture near the right tip that really looks more like a split with the quartz crystals lining up next to it on both sides and there is a tiny closed crystal pocket on the tip. The whole polyhedroid has tiny quartz crystals all around the edge just under the skin of the polyhedroid. It is primarily black with more opaque silica all around it defining the the cast it grew into. Polyhedroids with a complete cast are rare. The left tip is not complete but does not detract from it's beauty.

TAS43 - Chinese Fighting Blood Ag
- Archived
Hebei Province, China
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This is a beautifully banded Chinese Fighting Blood agate. It has super tight banding with shades of gold, brown, dark orange, beige and green bands with a crystal quartz center surrounded by a dark grey banding. There are no fractures although a little bit of the skin has pulled away from the lower right side. It has a beautiful mirror polish.

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TAT03 - Chinese Fighting Blood Agate
- Archived
Traditional Mine, Hebei Province, China
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This is a Chinese Fighting Blood agate from the Traditional mine in China. It is a striking gold banded agate with rare black area in the center surrounded with a partial red band and a deep white band with black micro spherulites and a slightly open center leading into a development channel. There are a few stress fractures around the upper edges but, they do not detract from the beauty of this agate. It has a mirror polish and the coloration of this agate is also referred to as chromatography when the colors blend together.

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TAT06 - Coyamito Agate
- Archived
Rancho Coyamito, Sierra Gallegos, Chihuahua, Mexico
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This is a Coyamito agate from Chihuahua, Mexico. This is a beautiful white and gold banded Coyamito floater. The bands go deep into clear silica. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.

TAT10 - Bouquet Agate
- Archived
Bishop Ranch, Marfa, Texas, USA
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This is a Bouquet agate from Marfa, Texas. This is a lovely piece of Bouquet agate which is very hard to come by and this is a delicate piece with rosey pink plumes floating in clear silica with a milky sky and clouds in the upper background. There are open areas on the face including indentation where the plumes meet the face. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.

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TAT15 - Botswana Agate
- Archived
Bobanong, Botswana, Africa
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This is a Botswana agate from S. Africa. This is a beautiful Botswana agate with a pink center and beautiful deep white banding throughout the agate. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.

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TAT17 - Laguna Agate
- Archived
Sierra San Martin, Chihuahua, Mexico
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This is a Laguna agate from Sierra San Martin, Chihuahua, Mexico. This Laguna is a beautiful polycentric agate with a gold banded agate with an open drusy center next to a closed fire engine red agate formation on the right, both floating in clear silica. There are no fractures and it has a mirror polish.

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