agate specimens for sale

Item# A-96
BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

SIZE: 6 1/8"X 3 3/4"X 2" WEIGHT: 2 Lbs. 6 ounces

PRICE: $45.00

Description: This offering is for a nice single Brazilian Agate nodule with good banding and small crystalline Quartz pocket. If you are an Agate collector (like us), you probably know that the vast majority of Brazilian Agate mined today is processed into slabs, paperweights and bookends in Asia, Europe and the U.S. This material is almost exclusivly of lower quality, as the higher quality Agates do not take acid dyes or heat treatment as well as the lower-grade ones do. Thus, mining operations in Brazil concentrate on obtaining only commercial material for industrial uses and tourist markets, leaving the collector of FINE quality Agates with little to choose from when it comes to Brazil. This pair is CHOICE OLD STOCK Purchased in the 1970's by Herb and Helen Ramsey and represents quite well, what Brazil produced during THAT period.

Reference: "The Beauty of Banded Agates" By Michael R. Carlson, 2002

Item# A-95
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE PAIR

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 2 1/2"X 2"X 1 1/4" WEIGHT: 5 ounces

PRICE: $50.00

Description: An item not seen to often! This pair of Dryheads has great color, strong pattern and excellent color contrast with the Chocolate Brown matrix. Polished to a mirror finish.

Item# A-93
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 4"X 2 3/4"X 2 1/8" WEIGHT: 1 lb.

PRICE: $75.00

Description: Choice Dryhead with sharp, Red/ Orange fortification bands and a Amethyst crystal pocket surrounded by a Chocolate Brown matrix. Flawless exterior. Pretty specimen and a great value. High gloss polish.

Item# A-92
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 3 3/4X 2"X 1 3/4" WEIGHT: 12 ounces

PRICE: $65.00

Description: Fine Dryhead with sharp, Red/ Orange fortification bands and a Quartz crystal pocket surrounded by a Chocolate Brown matrix. Flawless exterior. Pretty specimen and a great value. High gloss polish.

Item# A-91
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 2 1/2"X 2"X 1 1/4" WEIGHT: 1 lb.

PRICE: $65.00

Description: Super Dryhead with sharp, Red/ Orange fortification bands and a Quartz crystal pocket surrounded by a Chocolate Brown matrix. Flawless exterior. Pretty specimen and a great value. High gloss polish.

Item# A-89
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 4"X 2 1/2"X 2" WEIGHT: 15 ounces

PRICE: $52.00

Description: Nice Dryhead with sharp, Red/ Orange fortification bands and crystalline Quartz surrounded by a Chocolate Brown matrix. Clean, rounded exterior. Pretty specimen and a great value. High gloss polish.

Item# A-88
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 3 3/8"X 2"X 1 7/8" WEIGHT: 12 ounces

PRICE: $34.00

Description: Nice Dryhead with Red/ Orange fortification bands and crystalline Quartz. Pretty specimen and a great value. High gloss polish.

Item# A-85
MOSS AGATE NODULE

Austin, Nevada

SIZE: 6"X 4"X 2 1/2" WEIGHT: 3 lbs. 7 ounces

PRICE: $50.00

Description: Very nice Nevada Agate Nodule that has been polished to a mirror luster.
This is a very beautiful Moss Agate specimen that exhibits long, stringy Moss filiments rising from the bottom and descending from the top. Collected by Herb and Helen Ramsey in the early 70's, from a locality that rarely produces these beauties any more. Sits upright perfectly, making a very handsome display.

Item# E-19
BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE PAIR

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

SIZE: 4 1/8"X 3 1/4" -- 4"X 3 1/2"" WEIGHT: 3 Lbs. Total

PRICE: SOLD

Description: This offering is for a VERY fine Brazilian Agate Nodule pair. The photos clearly show that this display pair has wonderful, strong, natural color saturation — crisp, sharp fortification banding — a well defined solution channel that betrays the location of Agate deposition — and is polished to a mirror finish (sorry about the reflections!). If you are an Agate collector (like us), you probably know that the vast majority of Brazilian Agate mined today is processed into slabs, paperweights and bookends in Asia, Europe and the U.S. This material is almost exclusivly of lower quality, as the higher quality Agates do not take acid dyes or heat treatment as well as the lower-grade ones do. Thus, mining operations in Brazil concentrate on obtaining only commercial material for industrial uses and tourist markets, leaving the collector of FINE quality Agates with little to choose from when it comes to Brazil. This pair is CHOICE OLD STOCK Purchased in the 1970's by Herb and Helen Ramsey and represents quite well, what Brazil produced during THAT period.

Reference: "The Beauty of Banded Agates" By Michael R. Carlson, 2002

Item# A-75
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 3 1/4"X 1 3/4"X 1 1/2" WEIGHT: 5 ounces

PRICE: $25.00

Description: Cute Dryhead with strong color and a nice, aesthetic shape. Polished to a mirror finish.

Item# A-77
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 3"X 2"X 1 3/4" WEIGHT: 7 ounces

PRICE: $25.00

Description: Very nice Dryhead with strong color and crystalline Amethystine/ Quartz center.
Polished to a mirror luster.

Item# A-71
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 4 3/4"X 3" WEIGHT: 1 lbs. 11 ounces

PRICE: $75.00

Description: A large, beautiful Dryhead specimen that has a rich Chocolate Brown matrix and Orange, Pink
and White fortification banding that surrounds a small Quartz crystal pocket. Mirror polished.

Item# A-73
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 2 5/16"X 1 5/8"X 1 1/8" WEIGHT: 4 ounces

PRICE: $45.00

Description: A really neat little Dryhead with a colorful pattern that resembles flames!
Specimen has a coating of some kind on the back. Excellent mirror polish.

Item# A-72
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 4 1/8"X 3"X 2 1/4" WEIGHT: 1 lbs. 8 ounces

PRICE: $185.00

Description: Excellent large, full pattern Dryhead with great color and sharp banding.
Chromatography (color change) is evident in the inner banding. There is a fracture across the piece,
this being fairly typical of Dryheads. Specimen will need slight prop for a beautiful upright display.
Piece has been polished to a mirror finish.

Item# A-66
BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE

Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil

SIZE: 4 1/2"X 4 1/4"X 3" WEIGHT: 3 lbs. 11 ounces

PRICE: $75.00

Description: Nice, large Brazilian Agate Nodule that has been polished to a mirror luster. The specimen weighs well over 3 pounds and measures 4 1/2 inches across by 3 inches deep. There is a small piece of rind missing out of one corner. If you are an Agate collector (like us), you probably know that the vast majority of Brazilian Agate mined today is processed into slabs, paperweights and bookends in Asia, Europe and the U.S. This material is almost exclusivly of lower quality, as the higher quality Agates do not take acid dyes or heat treatment as well as the lower-grade ones do. Thus, mining operations in Brazil concentrate on obtaining only commercial material for industrial uses and tourist markets, leaving the collector of FINE quality Agates with little to choose from when it comes to Brazil. This Nodule is CHOICE OLD STOCK Purchased in the 1970's by Herb and Helen Ramsey and represents quite well, what Brazil produced during THAT period.

Reference: "The Beauty of Banded Agates" By Michael R. Carlson, 2002

Item# A-60
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE

Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana

SIZE: 7/8"X 1 1/2"X 2 1/2" WEIGHT: 4 ounces

PRICE: $50.00

Description: A choice Dryhead Agate specimen with excellent full pattern banding.
The piece is contour polished to a high gloss. Super nice!

Some notes on Agates
While Agate has been known and used as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years, it has never been in such wide demand as it is today! Perhaps one reason why Agates are so desirable is the fact that they are found in an endless array of beautiful colors and patterns. One variety of Agate that is quite popular with collectors is termed "banded" or "fortification" Agate. The lines and banding can assume quite a diversity of shapes in this type of Agate. When these lines are parallel to one another, and follow the outer shape of the Agate inward, they may resemble the entrenchments or arrangement of old-time fortifications, thus they are termed Fortification Agate. There are also many types of inclusions found within Agates, and these fall under two general groupings - Sagenite and Moss. When the inclusions are acicular or "needle-like", sometimes forming sharp, divergent sprays, they are considered Sagenite. If the inclusions are dendritic, exhibiting stringy "moss-like" Filaments or bushy tree patterns, they are considered Moss. Collecting Agate specimens is a truly rewarding and enjoyable aspect of the Mineral collecting hobby, and the study of their formation is as engaging as the most complex of Mineral deposits!

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SHIPPING
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RETURN POLICY
The top goal at Earthquest Minerals is to not only have a happy customer, but to make a friend as well. All of our specimens are shipped within 5 days after receipt of payment and satisfaction is guaranteed! However, if for some reason you are not happy with your order, then we are certainly not happy with the sale! Earthquest Minerals offers a full 15 day return policy, provided that the material is in the original condition as sold. Buyer must pay all return shipping costs.

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