Apple Valley Agate Slab – Unique Moss Sea Pattern – White Fortification
This neat slab of Apple Valley agate shows unique moss sea pattern with white fortification banding. It looks relatively solid and should take a nice polish for quality finished cabochons.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Material: Natural Apple Valley Agate
• Dimensions: 106mm x 53mm x 6mm (Inches - 4.2" x 2.1" x 0.2")
• Weight: 70 grams (2.47 oz)
• Rarity: Rare
• Origin: Sahara Desert, Morocco
• Condition: Unpolished slab - ready for your project
Apple Valley Agate comes from the Sahara Desert, collected by nomadic shepherds, offering remarkable variety for agate collectors and jewelry makers. This Moroccan agate offers nearly unlimited diversity, with nearly every piece being unique. Features can include pseudomorphic tubes, moss in various colors, picturesque patterns, plumes, and poppies in shades of red, green, orange, blue, purple, and pink. Hardness can vary between specimens of this desert agate, but it generally takes a quality polish and works into designer-grade cabochons.
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL
This piece features distinctive moss sea formations framed by clean white fortification. The solid composition ensures quality polish potential.
PERFECT FOR
• Cabochon cutting
• Display specimens
• Moroccan agate collectors
PHOTO NOTE: All photos wet to show polish potential, except last photo (dry) to examine natural flaws. Colors may vary on monitors.
This listing is for the exact piece shown in photos.
