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Tumbled Blue Lace Agate
For sale are beautifully polished blue lace agate gemstones. These tumbled stones are sold in 1/4 pound, 1/2 pound and one pound bags. The picture above shows the contents representative of a 1/4 pound bag. Your stones will be similar in size, shape and color to the stones pictured above. They are perfect for a variety of jewelry and craft projects - or simply to admire.
Blue lace agate is the name given to a chalcedony that has thin bands of
bluish-white agate delicately layered between thin bands of transparent to
translucent agate. The bands feature complex curves and other patterns that
resemble a lace-embroidered fabric - thus the name.
Blue lace agate is a very popular gemstone. It is often tumble-polished or
cut into cabochon-shaped gemstones and used in many types of jewelry such as
earrings, rings, bracelets, beads, pendants and cabochons. South Africa
has been a very important source of blue lace agate but some of the finest
specimens are mined in Namibia. The tumble-polished stones in the
photograph above were produced in Namibia.
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