Snow Moss Agate Pendant ~ 925 Sterling Silver

Snow Moss Agate Pendant ~ 925 Sterling SilverThe name says it all, just look at that landscape. This moss agate features a milky white, softly translucent silica body highlighted by medium to dark green inclusions that resemble miniature forests or sprig plants suspended within the stone. These organic patterns are created by mineral inclusions that formed as silica rich solutions crystallized, giving moss agate its unmistakable, nature inspired appearance. Moss agate is also known for its

and Randy Bryant did the silverwork

The red inclusions may resemble spots of blood

It's a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum and is often found in regions with copper deposits

2 inches OR about 2 quarter lengths long

The stones have a natural leopard print pattern with a mix of deep red chocolate that give way to deep green and tan pattern

It is found in the Hamersley Basin near the iron ore mining town of Newman

Lace Agate

often called Motor City Agate

and the answers have ranged

is a variscite dyed resin/polymer creation

Formed within volcanic cavities

but it was one of the pendants we picked up while in Tucson at the Gem and Mineral show last year