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
