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Agate — specimen 0250, photo © NMNHS
Agate — specimen 0250, photo © NMNHS

Agate — specimen 0250

Origin

no precise locality [Africa]
Data

Weight: 1.43 ct; size: 7.36 | 7.34 | 5.24 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium very slightly bluish green; slightly greyish; clarity: translucent; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; design ‘Eight’ by Glenn & Martha Vargas, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Agate — specimen 0619Agate — specimen 0620Agate — specimen 0119Agate — specimen 0124Agate — specimen 0382Agate — specimen 0371Agate — specimen 0372Agate — specimen 0392Agate — specimen 0393Agate — specimen 0324Agate — specimen 0325Agate — specimen 0611Agate — specimen 0258Agate — specimen 0419Agate — specimen 0111Agate — specimen 0112Agate — specimen 0321Agate — specimen 0322

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Agate

A variety of chalcedony with layered structure.


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