A cross-section of agate. In the center a white chalcedony is interwoven with gray, transparent quartz. Chalcedony lamination occurs. Origin: Morocco.


Red shades in the outer part. In the center a snow-white chalcedony is interwoven with gray, transparent quartz. Chalcedony lamination occurs in some places, highlighted with a purple pigment. Origin: Agouin, Atlas mountains, Morocco.


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Photo credit: © Wojciech Tchorzewski / Alamy / Afripics
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