BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
SIZE: 3 1/8X 3"X 2 1/2" WEIGHT: 1 pound 2 ounces
PRICE: $65.00
Description: Beautiful, well formed nodule with sharp Blue, Yellow and Orange fortification banding. 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 Agate 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
