Agate?

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by tie.dye.cat, Oct 26, 2015.

  1. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Has a tube hinge & c clasp. The setting reminds me of some mourning pins I've seen (the round setting with the twisted wire detail).

    Would this be moss agate?

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    tie.dye.cat, Oct 26, 2015
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  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Not moss agate which is very distinctive, but some form of agate probably.
     
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  3. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

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  4. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Thank AF & cluttered. I was wondering about banded agate as well. I know it doesn't look so much like moss agate, but that little dark area had me wondering.
     
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  5. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Not what I'd call banded, either. It lust looks like a filled void in the rock.
     
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  6. starsbarking

    starsbarking Member

    This might be called a scenic agate.

    ~valley
     
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  7. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    That's one I hadn't heard before. Thanks for the lead, starsbarking.
     
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  8. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I think it's banded agate that has been through some violent geological process so that what af says is true and the dark matter is some non-agate inclusion.

    Scenic/landscape agate was just recently discussed in another thread.
     
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