Comments on: Gem of the Month: Agate http://aussiesapphire.com/blog/?p=194 The Natural Choice in Gems & Lapidary Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: aussiesapphire http://aussiesapphire.com/blog/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-64 aussiesapphire Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:46:40 +0000 http://aussiesapphire.com.au.au/blog/?p=191#comment-64 Thanks for your message - agate certainly is fascinating for the incredible variety of colour. Each area produces stones with a unique beauty. If you have some good photos, would have happy to include them in with your information so others can appreciate them also. cheers from Aussie Sapphire Thanks for your message – agate certainly is fascinating for the incredible variety of colour. Each area produces stones with a unique beauty. If you have some good photos, would have happy to include them in with your information so others can appreciate them also.

cheers from Aussie Sapphire

]]> By: Pete Anderson http://aussiesapphire.com/blog/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-63 Pete Anderson Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:51:43 +0000 http://aussiesapphire.com.au.au/blog/?p=191#comment-63 I just have to toot my horn for our local (Minnesota USA) form of agate, Lake Superior Agate. It often is characterised by alternating bands of rich red and white. Most are really beautiful and all are unique. Other colors occur as well depending on the minerals in solution when the agate was formed. Pink, green, blue (rare), orange, yellow, blood red. Another less common, though not rare, feature are called 'eyes'. I don't know how these form (bubbles?) but they are mostly perfectly round and very well defined. I have some eye agates that are among my favorites. The red color predominates. The area near Lake Superior is rich in iron ore and it is from this that much of the red color derives. I just have to toot my horn for our local (Minnesota USA) form of agate, Lake Superior Agate. It often is characterised by alternating bands of rich red and white. Most are really beautiful and all are unique. Other colors occur as well depending on the minerals in solution when the agate was formed. Pink, green, blue (rare), orange, yellow, blood red. Another less common, though not rare, feature are called ‘eyes’. I don’t know how these form (bubbles?) but they are mostly perfectly round and very well defined. I have some eye agates that are among my favorites. The red color predominates. The area near Lake Superior is rich in iron ore and it is from this that much of the red color derives.

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