Banded Agate (new find) (247 grams)

Item Description

From a recent discovery in Zimbabwe, here is a beautiful NATURAL Banded Agate specimen. Our source for the material didn't want to disclose any locality information, perhaps to protect their discovery from "poachers". With that said, when we found these specimens in Tucson, we were immediately impressed with their fantastic coloring and patterns. This piece has a wonderful combination of smooth, flowing, free-form "bands" which are starkly contrasted by the defined, geometric, parallel lines. The colors range from purple, lavender, lilac, mauve, pink and white with other tones in between. The front of the specimen is polished to show the fantastic pattern inside. I love the fact that the outer rind on the front is complete all the way around, although it does have a couple contacts on the back. If you collect Agates, be sure to pick one of these up. There were very few avaiable in Tucson, and we hope to have more, but for now we only have a handful to offer, so don't miss out.