Nearly 4 Lb Polyhedral Agate--Very Scarce & Highly Sought After--Unusually Large
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Up for auction is this fabulous Polyhedral Agate from the Garguelo farm, Cachoeira dos Indi os, Paraiba, Brazil. The two halves m easure 6 x 4 x 4-1/4 inches or about 15 x 10 x 1 0.7cm when placed back together. The entire agate weighs 3 lb 14 ou nces! This is a very large example of this very scar ce type of agate. These so-called polyh edral agates were disco vered in the topsoil on the Garg uelo farm in Paraiba S tate over 35 year s ago and, to my knowledge, haven't been found in an y quantity since. They are so unusual as they are so geometric in shape and are believed to have formed within ca lcite crystal s that eventually were dissolved away to leave these strangely polyhedral (li terally "many faces") agate specimens. Virtually all other agates are found as loose nodules of irregul ar shape or as irregular no dules in their host matrix. This particular specimen shows wonderful band ing and is cut an d polished. One half has been left unpolished. The exterior is comple tely natural. I found this in an old collect ion and was able to purchase the specim en from the owners. The specimen comes with two labels that indicate that the piece was purcha sed at the Denver Show sometime around 1980 for $30.00 from Aurora Minerals Corp oration of New Y ork. The piece is un usual for its large size---the attractive banding is a real b
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