Item# A-115
BRAZILIAN AGATE CATHEDRAL
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
SIZE: 8 1/2" X 7 1/4" X 4"
WEIGHT: 10 1/2 lbs.
PRICE: 85.00
Description: Blue, gray and white banded agate nodule in a "cathedral" style formation that displays sharp banding and even some plumes at the base. Beautiful large display piece!
Item# A-116
MOSS AGATE NODULE
Oregon
SIZE: 5" X 4 1/2" X 4" deep
WEIGHT: 3 lbs. 8 ounces
PRICE: 75.00
Description: Wonderful large, translucent agate nodule with with richly colored moss inclusions - one in the shape of a perfect heart! This is a 4" deep nodule that several cuts could be made from. High gloss polish.
Item# A-117
CHALCEDONY
Arizona
SIZE: 4 3/4" X 2 7/8"
WEIGHT: 8 ounces
PRICE: 45.00
Description: A lovely plate of lustrous, botryoidal, translucent chalcedony. Super nice "vermiform" specimen!
Item# A-118
BRAZILIAN AGATE SLICE
Minas Gerais,
Brazil
SIZE: 6" X 4 1/2" X 5mm
WEIGHT: 7 ounces
PRICE: 25.00
Description: A thin slice of Brazilian agate with a dark rind that displays excellent interior "shadow"! Prepolish only.
Item# A-119
MOSS AGATE PAIR
Austin,
Nevada
SIZE: 4 1/4" X 2 1/2" each
WEIGHT: 1 lb. 4 ounces
PRICE: 35.00
Description: Nice pair of nodule halves that are loaded with moss inclusions at the base - very cool!
One halve appears to be repaired.
Item# A-111
LAGUNA AGATE NODULE
Estacion Ojo Laguna,
Mun. de Ahumada,
Chihuahua, Mexico
SIZE: 3" X 2 1/8" X 1"
WEIGHT: 7 ounces
PRICE: 68.00
Description: Pretty Laguna with clean banding in colors of red/orange and pink. Minor fractures present as shown in photos. Old piece.
Item# A-113
BAKER AGATE NODULE PAIR
Baker Ranch,
Luna County, New Mexico
SIZE: 3 1/4" X 2 3/4" each
WEIGHT: 1 LB 3 ounces
PRICE: 60.00
Description: A pretty pair of Bakers with multiple cavities - some completely filled - some with crystalline Quartz. Nice!
Item# A-110
DRYHEAD AGATE NODULE
Bighorn River,
Pryor Mountains, Montana
SIZE: 2 1/2" X 1 3/4" X 1 1/2"
WEIGHT: 5 ounces
PRICE: 35.00
Description: A nice Dryhead that displays a cool "flame" pattern in colors of red and orange in a Chocolate brown matrix.
Item# A-106
BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
SIZE: 4 1/2" X 4" X 3 1/8"
WEIGHT: 3 lbs.
PRICE: 200.00
Description: A top quality Agate with suberb, sharp banding in colors of blue, brown
and pink. Mirror polish.
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.
The Beauty of Banded Agates "By Michael R. Carlson, 2002"
Item# A-105
BRAZILIAN AGATE PAIR
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
SIZE: 4"X 3 3/8"X 2 1/2" & 4"X 3 3/8"X 2"
WEIGHT: 3 lbs.
PRICE: 85.00
Description: A choice matched pair with excellent pattern that resembles a set of
eyes! Mirror polish.
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.
The Beauty of Banded Agates "By Michael R. Carlson, 2002"
Item# A-104
RED MOSS AGATE NODULE
SIZE: 6" X 4 3/4" X 4 1/4"
WEIGHT: 6 lbs 7 ounces
PRICE: 150.00
Description: This
is a whopper Red Moss Agate! At over 4 inches deep, lots of slabs could be
cut from it. The moss continues throughout the piece as shown in
photos. Collected by Herb and Helen Ramsey and polished to a mirror
finish.
Item# A-103
GARY GREEN JASPER
McDermitt, Oregon
SIZE: 6 1/2" X 6" X 3 1/2"
WEIGHT: 5 lbs 6 ounces
PRICE: 60.00
Description: O.K., so this isn't
technically Agate but at least it is a "bog" Jasper, right? Anyhow,
this is a whopper 5+ lb Gary Green Jasper (also known as Larsonite --
with lots of Green ranging
from light to dark in a wonderful abstract pattern. Excellent, large
display specimen that is polished to a mirror finish.
Item# A-97
BRAZILIAN AGATE NODULE
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
SIZE: 3 1/8" X 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
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-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: $80.00
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-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-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.
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!
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