Lot 11pcs Natural Grape Agate Clusters 39.4g

Eleven individual grape agate clusters in a broad range of colours, each piece large enough to stand alone as a small specimen. The colour spread across the 11 pieces includes pale pink-lavender, medium purple, blue-grey, and two notably large flat pieces in a distinctive teal-green, one of which is the most intensely coloured piece in the lot. A piece with visible golden-yellow matrix at the base adds further variety. Each cluster shows the typical botryoidal form clearly - rounded, grape-like spheres packed together - and the larger size range (22-31mm) means the texture and form are easily appreciated. Together the 11 pieces offer a good cross-section of the natural colour variation found in Sulawesi grape agate.

Grape agate from Sulawesi, Indonesia, can vary considerably in colour depending on the trace mineral content at the time of formation, from lavender and purple to blue-grey and teal-green. All 11 pieces are natural and untreated. At 22-31mm each, these are properly sized as small display specimens or larger decorative accents. The 11-piece count makes this an appealing lot for a collector wanting variety within a single material, or for a mixed specimen tray.

• Stone type: Grape agate (botryoidal chalcedony)
• Weight: 39.4g (11 pieces)
• Size: 22-31mm (each piece)
• Color: Mixed: purple, lavender, blue-grey, teal-green
• Cut: Rough (natural botryoidal clusters)
• Clarity: Opaque
• Treatment: Untreated
• Origin: Sulawesi, Indonesia

Natural grape agate, Sulawesi, lot of 11 pieces, sold together.