Amethyst Sage Agate Cabochon 75.7ct

Amethyst Sage Agate Cabochon 75.7ctAmethyst Sage agate is found near the Bilk Mountain range in the north part of Nevada. This stone is still currently being mined but it has been increasingly difficult to find the material containing the bluish purple hues with the lovely black dendrites and so now if considered rare material. Dimensions at widest points: 4cm x 2. 7cm x 0. 8cm approximate Rarity: Rare Weight: 13g Carats: 75. 7cts While every effort has been taken for photos to be a

Turquoise has been mined in Mexico for thousands of years

either by pressure filling the porous stone with a stabilising filler or by grinding down the turquoise into a powder and then mixed with epoxy to reconstitute it

4 approximate

Weight: 47

Carats: 59ct

The Cady Mountains in South California is well known for its variety of lapidary material and is the source of some of the best agates and jaspers in the world

These processes mean that otherwise unsuitable low grade turquoise can be used for jewellery

Please note size

Carats: 44cts

In those days people thought that turquoise was thought to warn it's wearer of illness by changing colour

Rarity: Currently mined

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