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Most slabs on our website are not polished and are photographed wet to better show how they will look when polished.
Ruby in Fuchsite from India The color contrast in this unusual material is very striking. A lovely green background shows off distinctly pinky/purple ruby spots. If you are looking for something new and different, give this material a try. |
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| Agates | ||
| Thunder Egg Agate, Multi-color Agate, Red/Black Agate, Red/Yellow Flame Agate, Red Core Agate, Tube Agate, Woodward Ranch Agate, Dendritic & White Agates | ||
| Red Lightning Agate, Oolite Agate, Spanish Point Agate, Red Swirl Agate, NEW!! Red Flame Agate | ||
| Black/White/Green Agate, Red/White/Yellow Agate, Red Stripe, Red Mossy Flame, Texas Agate, Texas Fortification Agate, Flame Agate | ||
| Berber Agate from Morocco | ||
| Blue Lace Agate from Namibia | ||
| Assorted Brecciated Agates & Red Brecciated Agate from Africa Page 1 | ||
| Red Brecciated Agate from Africa Page 2 | ||
| Red Brecciated Agate from Africa Page 3 | ||
| Burro Creek Agate from Arizona Page 1 | ||
| Burro Creek Agate from Arizona Page 2 | ||
| Cinco de Mayo Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Cinco de Mayo Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Confetti Agate from Mexico | ||
| Dendritic Agate from Uruguay Page 1 | ||
| Dendritic Agate from Uruguay Page 2 | ||
| Dino (Dunes) Agate from Mexico | ||
| Horse Canyon Agate from Tehachapi, California | ||
| Yellow Indio Agate Slabs from Durango Mexico | ||
| Indonesian Flame Agate (Cendana) from Indonesia | ||
| Crazy Lace Agate from Mexico | ||
| Luna Agate from Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Luna Agate from Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Marsten Ranch Agate from Oregon | ||
| Maury Mountain Moss Agate from Oregon Page 1 | ||
| Maury Mountain Moss Agate from Oregon Page 2 | ||
| Maury Mountain Moss Agate from Oregon Page 3 | ||
| Montana Agate from Montana | ||
| Moss Agate in Assorted Colors Page 1 | ||
| Moss Agate in Assorted Colors Page 2 | ||
| Moss Agate in Assorted Colors Page 3 | ||
| Nebula Agate from New Mexico | ||
| NEW!! Plasma Agate from New Idra, California | ||
| Graveyard Plume, Plume, Porter Plume, Texas Plume | ||
| Priday Moss Agate from Oregon | ||
| NEW!! Red Lightning Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Roostertail Agate from Durango, Mexico | ||
| Roostertail Red Flame Agate from Durango, Mexico | ||
| NEW!! Sagenite Agate Variety | ||
| Tree Agate from India | ||
| Alunite | ||
| Alunite from Arizona | ||
| Amethyst Sage | ||
| Amethyst Sage from Idaho | ||
| Angelite | ||
| Angelite from Peru | ||
| Apache Sage | ||
| Apache Sage from New Mexico | ||
| Aventurine | ||
| Green Aventurine from India Page 1 | ||
| Green Aventurine from India Page 2 | ||
| Green Aventurine from India Page 3 | ||
| Raspberry Aventurine from Quebec, Canada Page 4 | ||
| Bloodstone | ||
| NEW!! Bloodstone from India | ||
| Blue Lagoon | ||
| Blue Lagoon from Brazil Page 1 | ||
| Blue Lagoon from Brazil Page 2 | ||
| Cacoxenite in Quartz | ||
| Cacoxenite in Quartz from Brazil Page 1 | ||
| Cacoxenite in Quartz from Brazil Page 2 | ||
| Calcite | ||
| Honey Calcite from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Chrysocolla | ||
| Chrysocolla from Sonora, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Chrysocolla from Sonora, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Chrysoprase | ||
| NEW!! Chrysoprase from Australia | ||
| Clam Chowder Stone and Clam Stone | ||
| Clam Chowder Stone from Chihuahua, Mexico, natural. | ||
| Clam Stone from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Coprolite | ||
| Coprolite from Colorado/Utah border area. | ||
| Cortez Gold | ||
| NEW!! Cortez Gold from southern California. | ||
| Corundum | ||
| NEW!! Corundum from India. | ||
| Crinoid Marble | ||
| Crinoid Marble fossil from China | ||
| Dalmatian Stone | ||
| NEW!! Dalmatian Stone from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Dalmatian Stone from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Dinosaur Bone | ||
| Dinosaur Bone from the Utah/Colorado border area | ||
| Dolomite | ||
| Lemon-Lime Dolomite Slabs from Sonora, Mexico | ||
| NEW!! Martian Landscape Dolomite Slabs from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Pink Dolomite Slabs from Colorado | ||
| Red Freckle Dolomite from Brazil | ||
| Rolling Hills Dolomite Slabs 1 | Rolling Hills Dolomite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | |
| Rolling Hills Dolomite Slabs 2 | Rolling Hills Dolomite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | |
| Rolling Hills Dolomite Slabs 3 | Rolling Hills Dolomite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 3 | |
| Rolling Hills Dolomite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 4 | ||
| Dumortierite | ||
| Dumortierite from South Africa Page 1 | ||
| Dumortierite from South Africa Page 2 | ||
| Eudialite | ||
| Eudialite from Russia Page 1 | ||
| Eudialite from Russia Page 2 | ||
| Flower Feldspar | ||
| Flower Feldspar Slabs 1 |
Flower Feldspar from Mexico & Canada Page 1 | |
| Flower Feldspar Slabs 2 |
Flower Feldspar from Canada Page 2 | |
| Fossil Coral | ||
| Fossil Coral Slabs from Indonesia | ||
| Fossil Stone | ||
| Fossil Stone from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Goldstone | ||
| Green Goldstone Slabs | ||
| Red Goldstone Slabs | ||
| Blue Goldstone Slabs | ||
| Hypersthene | ||
| Hypersthene (var. Bronzite) from Brazil | ||
| Indian Paint Rock | ||
| Indian Paint Rock from Nevada Page 1 | ||
| Indian Paint Rock from Nevada Page 2 | ||
| Indian Paint Rock from Nevada Page 3 | ||
| Jade | ||
| Siberian Jade from Russia, California Jade, Wyoming Jade | ||
| Black Nephrite Jade Slabs | ||
| Flower Jade Slabs from California | ||
| Magnetite Jade Slabs, Black Jade with Magnetite Inclusions from Wyoming | ||
| Jaspers | ||
| NEW!! African Queen Picture Jasper from South Africa | ||
| Deschutes Jasper from Oregon, Landscape Jasper from India | ||
| Asteroid Jasper Slabs from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Arizona Zebra Jasper Slabs from Arizona | ||
| Biggs Jasper Slabs from Sherman County, Oregon Page 1 | ||
| Biggs Jasper Slabs from Sherman County, Oregon Page 2 | ||
| NEW!! Blue Mountain Jasper Slabs from Oregon | ||
| Dendritic Jasper | ||
| NEW!! Dynasty Jasper from Mexico Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Dynasty Jasper from Mexico Page 2 | ||
| NEW!! Exotica Jasper from Sonora, Mexico (aka: Porcelain Jasper/Sci Fi Jasper) Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Exotica Jasper from Sonora, Mexico (aka: Porcelain Jasper/Sci Fi Jasper) Page 2 | ||
| Fancy Jasper from India | ||
| Frogskin Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Iguana Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Iguana Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Imperial Jaspers from Jalisco and Durango, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Imperial Jaspers from Jalisco Page 2 | ||
| Kambaba Jasper from Madagascar Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Kambaba Jasper from Madagascar Page 2 | ||
| Ocean Landscape Jasper Slabs from Oregon | ||
| SALE!! 30% OFF Leopard Skin Jasper from India | ||
| Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper from Morgan Hill California | ||
| Noreena Jasper from Australia Page 1 | ||
| Noreena Jasper from Australia Page 2 | ||
| Norwegian Jasper from Norway | ||
| Oregon Landscape Jasper from Oregon | ||
| Oregon Ledge Jasper from Oregon | ||
| Owyhee Jasper from Oregon | ||
| Fossil Palm Jasper Jasper from Durango, Mexico | ||
| NEW!! Palamino Jasper from Oregon | ||
| NEW!! Pilbara Picasso Jasper from Australia | ||
| NEW!! Polka Dot Jasper from Oregon Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Polka Dot Jasper from Oregon Page 2 | ||
| Poppy Jasper Slabs 1 | Poppy Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico, Page 1 | |
| Poppy Jasper Slabs 2 | Poppy Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico, Page 2 | |
| Rainforest Jasper from Australia Page 1 | ||
| Rainforest Jasper from Australia Page 2 | ||
| NEW!! Red Mushroom Jasper from La Paz County, Arizona Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Red Mushroom Jasper from La Paz County, Arizona Page 2 | ||
| Red Snakeskin Jasper from Western Australia Page 1 | ||
| Red Snakeskin Jasper Slabs2 | Red Snakeskin Jasper from Western Australia Page 2 | |
| Red Splatter Jasper Page 1 | ||
| Red Splatter Jasper Page 2 | ||
| Rocky Butte Jasper Slabs | NEW!! Rocky Butte Jasper from Idaho | |
| Sampson Peak Brecciated Jasper Slabs | Sampson Peak Brecciated Jasper from California | |
| SALE!! 20% OFF Spiderman Jasper from Idaho More Coming Soon | ||
| Starburst Jasper from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| NEW!! Stone Canyon Jasper/Agate from Tehachapi, California | ||
| Trinidad Jasper from California | ||
| Lapis Lazuli | ||
| Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan Page 1 | ||
| Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan Page 2 | ||
| Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan Page 3 | ||
| Lepidolite | ||
| NEW!! Blue Lepidolite from Australia | ||
| SALE!! 30% OFF Purple Lepidolite from Wyoming Page 1 | ||
| SALE!! 30% OFF Purple Lepidolite from Wyoming Page 2 | ||
| Magnesite | ||
| Magnesite from Australia | ||
| Malachite | ||
| NEW!! Malachite from the Congo | ||
| Mookaite | ||
| Mookaite from Australia | ||
| Obsidians | ||
| Fireworks Obsidian from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Gold Sheen Obsidian from Utah | ||
| Red Obsidian from Mexico | ||
| Spiderweb Obsidian from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Starry Night Obsidian from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Starry Night Obsidian from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Onyx | ||
| Rainbow Calcite from Chihuahua Mexico | ||
| Rainbow Calcite from Chihuahua Mexico | ||
| Opalite | ||
| NEW!! Dendritic Opalite from Australia | ||
| Petrified Wood | ||
| Petrified Wood from various localities Page 1 | ||
| Petrified Wood from various localities Page 2 | ||
| Opalized (Petrified) Wood from Australia Page 3 | ||
| NEW!! Petrified Palmwood & Petrified Wood, localities unknown Page 4 | ||
| Phosphosiderite | ||
| Purple Stabilized Phosphosiderite from Chile | ||
| Picasso Marble | ||
| Picasso Marble from Utah | ||
| Pink Lace | ||
| Pink Lace from Durango, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Pink Lace from Durango, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Prehnite | ||
| Prehnite from Australia. More Coming Soon | ||
| Print Stone | ||
| Print Stone from Australia | ||
| Quartz | ||
| Blue Quartz from Brazil Page 1 | ||
| Blue Quartz from Brazil Page 2 | ||
| Green Quartz from Brazil | ||
| Rhodonite | ||
| Rhodonite from California and Australia | ||
| Rhyolites | ||
| Bird's Eye Rhyolite from Mexico | ||
| Jupiter Stone Rhyolite from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Orbicular Rhyolite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Orbicular Rhyolite from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Ribbon Rhyolite from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Swirl Rhyolite from Durango, Mexico | ||
| Wonderstone from Oregon/Nevada Page 1 | ||
| Wonderstone from Nevada Page 2 | ||
| Ruby in Fuchsite | ||
| NEW!! Ruby in Fuchsite from India Page 1 | ||
| NEW!! Ruby in Fuchsite from India Page 2 | ||
| Selected Materials | ||
| Assorted Slabs | Sagenite Calcite, Youngite, Tiffany Stone, Chapinite, Moody Green, Pink Elephant Stone, Munjina, Mariposite, Chrysoprase | |
| Seraphinite | ||
| NEW!! Seraphinite from Russia | ||
| Serpentine | ||
| Serpentine from California & Peru | ||
| Frogskin Serpentine from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Sodalite | ||
| Sodalite from Namibia | ||
| Thulite | ||
| Thulite Slabs | Thulite (Pink Zoisite) from eastern Washington | |
| Tiger Eye | ||
| Tiger Eye Slabs from South Africa | ||
| Blue Streak Tiger Eye, Red Tiger Eye Slabs from South Africa | ||
| Golden Tiger Eye Slabs from South Africa | ||
| Marra Mamba Tiger Eye Slabs from Australia | ||
| Tiger Iron | ||
| NEW!! Tiger Iron from Australia | ||
| Todolite | ||
| Todolite from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Travertine | ||
| Rainbow Travertine from Sonora, Mexico | ||
| Turquoise | ||
| Natural Turquoise from Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Stabilized Turquoise from Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Unakite | ||
| Unakite Slabs from Virginia Page 1 | ||
| Unakite Slabs from Virginia Page 2 | ||
The Beauty of Banded Agates - $38.95
by Michael R. Carlson
Soft cover, 12" x 9", 160 pages, copyright 2002
Sample Illustrations
Within the pages of The Beauty of Banded Agates you will find over 260 exquisite color photographs of some of the most colorful, intricately patterned and desirable banded agates in the world. You will explore the unique qualities and collecting histories of agates from eight major worldwide localities including Botswana, Brazilian, Condor, Dryhead, Fairburn, Lake Superior, Mexican and Queensland agates.
Along the way you will be introduced the key people involved in their recovery and production. You will also learn about many of the characteristics of the agates themselves in this beautifully and lavishly illustrated work. Readers will share in the collecting passion, and marvel at some of the Earth's most amazing treasures.
Chapters include: About Agates, Agate Quality, Characteristics of Banded Agates, Lapidary, Botswana Agate, Brazilian Agate, Condor Agate, Dryhead Agate, Fairburn Agate, Lake Superior Agate, Mexican Agate, Queensland Agate, Other Banded Agates, and Conclusion. Also included is a glossary and a comprehensive list of references and further readings citing over 40 sources of agate related literature.
This highly recommended, coffee table class book is a must-have reference for the library of any agate fancier or connoisseur. The Beauty of Banded Agateswill provide many hours of pleasurable browsing repeatedly punctuated with "Wow, look at this one honey...".
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