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Product Description
Shadow Agate Polished Collector Rock
Lovely banded Shadow Agate natural rock from Botswana with one polished face.
This stunning agate is 2.4 inches long by 2.3 inches wide and 1.4 inches thick.
This one is fracture free, but there is some surface flaws and a rough edge just above the white banding.
This is a Shadow Agate or Parallax Agate meaning when a banded agate forms with close alternating opaque and transparent bands, the light entering the agate can cast an observable shadow from one opaque band onto the next. As the parallel bands change their perceived angle, the appearance of movement and perception of depth occur.
In other words, as you move this agate you see a really cool play of light and blurring effect! It is hard to capture on camera.
Though discovered many years ago, Botswana Agates were first marketed in 1971, and is one of the best known agates in the world.
Named for its location, Botswana Agates are about 140 to 180 million years old.
It is getting very hard to get this gorgeous banded agate semi precious gemstone material, known as Botswana Agate, due to export laws in Africa. All material must be "finished" in order to export, so one face of this piece is polished. This collector piece could be recut.
Metaphysical Property: Botswana Agate is thought to help bring focus on solutions and help one work through emotional suppressions, while enhancing creativity.
