Banded Agate metallic An exceptionally rare and unusual

An exceptionally rare and unusual gem for anybody who likes inclusion stones or just oddball pieces

gemmy multicolored crystals sitting on a thin slab of Feldspar

This beautiful specimen has a striking color combination with gemmy colorless "Achroite" terminations

The Rhodochrosites from this mine are not the typical blocky rhombic habit like those seen from a lot of other ore bodies in Colorado

The upper portion of the crystal (near the termination) is in very good condition with only superficial nicks

Banded Agate metallic An exceptionally rare and unusualFrom a 2017 discovery in Zimbabwe, here is a beautiful banded Agate specimen. This piece has not been dyed or altered in any way; the color is 100% natural. You can tell when you look at the back of the specimen that the color is consistent throughout, even in the unpolished areas. Our source for the material didn't want to disclose any specific locality information, perhaps to protect their discovery from "poachers". With that said, when we found