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A variety of chalcedonic quartz that is distinguished by the presence of color banding in curved or irregular patterns (Fig. 1). Most agate...



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Figure 1.Section of polished agate showing the characteristic banding. (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago)
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Figure 2.Moss agate cut as gems, showing the dendritic patterns. (The Mineralogist)
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