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Gray natural faceted bullseye agate


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I spent $30 for this faceted bullseye agate shooter because it is not dyed or heat-treated. It's the first one I have found like this with strong bullseye rings (forgive my trademark low quality close-ups). So this is what your usual dyed agate would look like prior to treatment. Anybody else have any like this?

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"Flint" agates, I believe, were simply the lower quality Brazilian agate without any of the striations or color treatments. Most flints I have found are one shade of monochrome gray. Only one has a tiny little white patch on the top.

Brazilian agate is gray and whitish when not heat-treated and/or dyed, for example:

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I think a hand faceted marble that weighs 2 and a half pounds is stretching it a bit. Plus Quartz crystals are pointy and sharp. Agates are not. I guess I'm questioning what's the difference between a hand faceted geode and an agate. 

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I received these as a Christmas gift from Patty's mother, who purchased them off of Ebay. About as close as I can get too yours. I'll have to dig up the paperwork today but I think she spent around $40 or so?

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4 minutes ago, William said:

I received these as a Christmas gift from Patty's mother, who purchased them off of Ebay. About as close as I can get too yours. I'll have to dig up the paperwork today but I think she spent around $40 or so?

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Actually, after looking, I posted these on page 15 of the "Score" thread. The Ebay store was called "Jim's Gemology" 

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