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Description
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Wave Hill agate cab ~
Offered here is a cab of Wave Hill agate, from Australia's Northern Territory. It's not often that a 'new' material becomes an instant favorite of mine, but this exceptional agate won my heart straight away. Everyone who sees it is impressed! When Terry Maple spied these agates at this year's Tucson show, he bought the entire lot! Bless his heart for sending some fine little nodules home for me to enjoy! Please take a good look at the details in this stone and you'll see why I'm so excited about this world class agate. It's a real ZINGER, with a full pattern of rich red fortification bands alternating with white, surrounded by darker maroon red. At the edges are some orby figures and bullseyes, and another smaller fortification in black and white. What startling contrast, huh? The dark lines of agate are (very well) healed fractures, and seem to be an intrinsic part of many Wave Hill agates; I don't find them distracting atall. The uniqueness of each Wave Hill agate makes it a lapidary's fantasy, a collector's MUST HAVE, and I have no doubt it'll be a jewelry designer's best friend. You'll be seeing them featured in my own jewelry this Christmas, so keep an eye out! This stone has a nicely rounded dome of 5mm, and a fine glassy polish both front and back.
Size: 30x24 mm
Weight: approximately 26 carats
Price: Sold
Current gemstone offerings $ SOLD. Click here for current gemstone offerings.
 Wave Hill Agate
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