Mineral Notes: Agate is a banded, multicoloured, variety of Chalcedony Quartz. It occurs in an infinite number of colours and patterns, and no two specimens are alike. The extraordinary beauty and uniqueness of Agate is responsible for its great popularity. The material is usually polished to bring out its full beauty. It usually forms in rounded nodules which must be sliced open to bring out the internal pattern hidden in the stone.
Description: Lace Agate consisting of numerous overlaying layers. These range in thickness and colour, from white to grey and orange-red. The outer surface is botryoidal, characterised by rounded nodules and undulations. This specimen has not been cut or polished, showing the natural form of these beautiful Agate formations.
Location: Sierra Santa Lucia, Ejido Benito Juarez, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico.
