Sweetwater agates. These are continental sedimentary agates. Agate is an aggregate of different forms of silica (SiO2) that have formed concentric ban

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Sweetwater agates. These are continental sedimentary agates. Agate is an aggregate of different forms of silica (SiO2) that have formed concentric bands within a geode. A geode forms when the silica precipitates from liquid onto the inside surface of an empty pocket in a host rock.

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