hefty & unusual Grape Botryoidal Chalcedony (grape agate) Sphere (1.2 kg/2 lbs 13 oz)
What’s so wonderful and unusual about this girl is that its very difficult to make grape chalcedony into nice-looking spheres since the crystal itself is mostly botryoidal. Usually they are super wonky and lopsided, and while this certainly has an unusual form, it is really a quite round and pretty!
If you are wondering why I’ve used 2 names for this material, it is because the trade name is grape agate but this is not agate; its actually chalcedony which is a different variety of quartz.
Overall she is a soft lavender colour with areas of yellow-tan. In one small spot it looks like a few of the grapes were broken off, but at (what I think) is the best angle for display, you don’t even see them.
Weight: 1.2 kg / 2 lbs 13 oz. Measured with calipers she is 10.5 cm or a tad over 4” side to side.
The spinning wooden stand seen in the photos will be included.
What’s so wonderful and unusual about this girl is that its very difficult to make grape chalcedony into nice-looking spheres since the crystal itself is mostly botryoidal. Usually they are super wonky and lopsided, and while this certainly has an unusual form, it is really a quite round and pretty!
If you are wondering why I’ve used 2 names for this material, it is because the trade name is grape agate but this is not agate; its actually chalcedony which is a different variety of quartz.
Overall she is a soft lavender colour with areas of yellow-tan. In one small spot it looks like a few of the grapes were broken off, but at (what I think) is the best angle for display, you don’t even see them.
Weight: 1.2 kg / 2 lbs 13 oz. Measured with calipers she is 10.5 cm or a tad over 4” side to side.
The spinning wooden stand seen in the photos will be included.
