Grape Agate M/L Quartz with uses in various industries

with uses in various industries including oil drilling

It is a relatively soft mineral

These fine specimens have rich yellow-gold fine crystals covering a thick white matrix

silky and lustrous texture of these fibrous Malachite specimens from Congo combined with the incredibly rich color make them deservedly popular among collectors

Discovered - 02/12/1947

Grape Agate M/L Quartz with uses in various industriesGrape Agate is a unique and distinctive mineral known from only a few locations on earth. Not technically an agate, it is instead formally known as botryoidal purple chalcedony. Named for the small spherical crystal nodules, these individual grapes can range in color from turquoise to deep purple, depending on the presence of minerals like manganese or iron during the formation of the crystals. Grape agate is a relatively new mineral and sought after