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QUARTZ (GOLDEN) WITH AGATE SLICE
Brazil
11.5cm x 8.0cm x 6.5cm (4.5 inches x 3.1 inches x 2.6 inches) including the stand
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This beautiful slice evidences the aesthetic of the historical formation of the piece. Agate forms first, the silica-rich groundwater depositing in successive layers within a host rock cavity, each band recording an episode of mineralisation. The colour gradation reflects subtle variations in Iron content and oxidation conditions across those episodes.
As Silica concentration increased and space allowed, Quartz crystals then grew outward from the Agate's outer margin, the Iron impurities that colour them responsible for their characteristic golden-yellow tone. The outer perimeter terminates in a crown of larger, more fully formed crystal points where growth continued unconstrained to the cavity wall.
The slice has been cut perpendicular to the growth axis and polished on both faces, rendering the entire stratigraphic sequence visible. Every band and every crystal is exactly where the chemistry placed it.
Brazil's volcanic Basalt formations have produced Agate and Quartz nodules of this quality for over a century. Few cross-sections capture the full formation sequence, from first silica layer to final crystal terminus, with this degree of completeness and symmetry
GOLDEN QUARTZ
Golden Quartz is a stone of abundance. It encourages creativity and abundance not only in one’s professional life but in all aspects of one’s life. It releases anxiety and panic, strengthens one’s memory and increases one’s concentration and focus. It helps clear the mind, enabling one to be more decisive.
AGATE
Agate in all its colours is a strong grounding stone, encouraging stability, strength, and personal power.
It assists one to remain balanced and grounded in all situations, allowing one to assess situations without one’s emotions getting in the way and encouraging one to be in one’s power to make the right decisions.
It also helps one to awaken and discover one’s inherent natural talents which everyone has been gifted with and to believe in oneself.
Agate is a powerful ally to have as one navigates one’s journey through this lifetime.
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This beautiful slice evidences the aesthetic of the historical formation of the piece. Agate forms first, the silica-rich groundwater depositing in successive layers within a host rock cavity, each band recording an episode of mineralisation. The colour gradation reflects subtle variations in Iron content and oxidation conditions across those episodes.
As Silica concentration increased and space allowed, Quartz crystals then grew outward from the Agate's outer margin, the Iron impurities that colour them responsible for their characteristic golden-yellow tone. The outer perimeter terminates in a crown of larger, more fully formed crystal points where growth continued unconstrained to the cavity wall.
The slice has been cut perpendicular to the growth axis and polished on both faces, rendering the entire stratigraphic sequence visible. Every band and every crystal is exactly where the chemistry placed it.
Brazil's volcanic Basalt formations have produced Agate and Quartz nodules of this quality for over a century. Few cross-sections capture the full formation sequence, from first silica layer to final crystal terminus, with this degree of completeness and symmetry
Metaphysical properties
GOLDEN QUARTZ
Golden Quartz is a stone of abundance. It encourages creativity and abundance not only in one’s professional life but in all aspects of one’s life. It releases anxiety and panic, strengthens one’s memory and increases one’s concentration and focus. It helps clear the mind, enabling one to be more decisive.
AGATE
Agate in all its colours is a strong grounding stone, encouraging stability, strength, and personal power.
It assists one to remain balanced and grounded in all situations, allowing one to assess situations without one’s emotions getting in the way and encouraging one to be in one’s power to make the right decisions.
It also helps one to awaken and discover one’s inherent natural talents which everyone has been gifted with and to believe in oneself.
Agate is a powerful ally to have as one navigates one’s journey through this lifetime.