PRODUCT INFORMATION
General Description
Absolutely stunning crystalline Blue Lace Agate and Blue Chalcedony from Malawi. The material is bathed in acid for extended periods of time which removes the majority or all traces of matrix. Therefore, only pure Blue Lace Agate and/or Blue Chalcedony remains, often with Pyrite on the surfaces of the etched material. This is lovely material with stunningly complex features. A percentage of crystalline material also have Dog Tooth Calcite crystals in association. The removal of the matrix makes this material very light weight by halving the weight per kg of the matrix based specimens. The rough material comes from Nsanje, Malawi whilst the acid preparation is done locally in South Africa. We have recent had some concerning reports that the china have started to buy up all of the mining equiptment and deposits in Malawi. Which could potentially result in either the deposits no longer being available out of Africa, or potentially a massive increase in the price per kg. We shall have to monitor the develops in the future.
The photographs are representative of either the entire stock item offered, else a representative sample of the broader batch. Variation is to be expected across individually selected batches. However, all batches / items within this stock item are fully sorted and selected accordingly to associated grade.
Product Data
Locality = Sashe River, Zimbabwe
Grade = Very Good to AA Grade
Size = 40 to 180 mm | 1.5 to 7 inch
Net Weight = 5 Kg | 11 Lbs
Product Type = Stock Item
Weight = 5.0 kg
SKU =
BLANN240418ZS01
Please Note: The product title specifies the exact number of pieces included for the listed product price e.g. x 12, x 1, x 35 etc. The vast majority of our products are individually graded batches or single pieces which are priced accordingly. Therefore, if we state “Currently 1 in stock” this means we have 1 batch and/or 1 piece available as per the number of pieces indicated in the product title.
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
General Description
Absolutely stunning crystalline Blue Lace Agate and Blue Chalcedony from Malawi. The material is bathed in acid for extended periods of time which removes the majority or all traces of matrix. Therefore, only pure Blue Lace Agate and/or Blue Chalcedony remains, often with Pyrite on the surfaces of the etched material. This is lovely material with stunningly complex features. A percentage of crystalline material also have Dog Tooth Calcite crystals in association. The removal of the matrix makes this material very light weight by halving the weight per kg of the matrix based specimens. The rough material comes from Nsanje, Malawi whilst the acid preparation is done locally in South Africa. We have recent had some concerning reports that the china have started to buy up all of the mining equiptment and deposits in Malawi. Which could potentially result in either the deposits no longer being available out of Africa, or potentially a massive increase in the price per kg. We shall have to monitor the develops in the future.
The photographs are representative of either the entire stock item offered, else a representative sample of the broader batch. Variation is to be expected across individually selected batches. However, all batches / items within this stock item are fully sorted and selected accordingly to associated grade.
Product Data
Locality = Sashe River, Zimbabwe
Grade = Very Good to AA Grade
Size = 40 to 180 mm | 1.5 to 7 inch
Net Weight = 5 Kg | 11 Lbs
Product Type = Stock Item