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Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate from Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate from Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate from Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate from Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate from Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 69900
Mineral:Quartz var. Agua Nueva Agate
Locality:Rancho Agua Nueva, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Half of an Agua Nueva Agate nodule (not a slab) with one polished face to highlight the internal pink, gray, brown, white banding and the small crystallized quartz center zone. Note that there are no cracks or fractures (common in low-grade agates).
Overall Size:6.5x4x2 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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