Patrik's  Beads & Gems

SAGENITE AGATE POLISHED STONE 

I COLLECTED THIS STONE FROM A COLLECTOR WHO HAD IT FOR OVER 10 YEARS SO THIS DEPOSIT WOULD BE ALLMINED OUT BY NOW SAGENITE AGATE

GREAT PATTERN CABOCHON STONES HAVE A TOP POLISH NOW READY FOR ANY SETTING.

WEIGHT : 62.70  CTS 

SIZE  MM:  31 X 31 X 7

( 6 MM IS APPROX 1/4 INCH )

CODE : P 418

Agate is one of the most varied and desired forms "chalcedony" which is one of the many varieties of quartz. Scientifically classified as a cryptocystalline or microcrystalline quartz, it has a hardness of 7. Quartz, in all its forms, is the single most abundant mineral on earth, making up almost 12% of the earth's crust. Quartz varieties are separated into two basic groups, macrocrystalline and microcrystalline. In macrocrystalline quartz the individual quartz crystals can be seen with the naked eye. In microcrystalline, sometimes called cryptocrystalline, the individual crystals are to small to be seen even under slight magnification.