Dendritic Agate

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Moss Agate
Indonesia
17.45 carats
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Dendritic Agate is a colourless or white-grey, translucent Chalcedony with tree- or fern-like inclusions - dendrites (from Greek - tree-like). The dendrites are iron or manganese inclusions of brown or black colour.
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Dendritic Agate Gemstones by Colour

This table shows the variety of hues this gemstone can be found in. Click on a photo for more information.
 
 

Dendritic Agate Gemstones by Size

This table shows distribution of Dendritic Agate gemstone sizes that are listed on this site. This can give a good indication as to the general availability of this gemstone in different sizes.
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Lightest:17.1 cts
Heaviest:58.40 cts
Average:26.89 cts
Total photos:17
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17.10ct to 21.23ct21.23ct to 25.36ct25.36ct to 29.49ct29.49ct to 33.62ct33.62ct to 37.75ct37.75ct to 41.88ct41.88ct to 46.01ct46.01ct to 50.14ct50.14ct to 54.27ct54.27ct to 58.40ct
General Information
A variety or type of:Chalcedony, which is a variety of Quartz
Varieties/Types:
Moss Agate - A translucent chalcedony containing green strands of chlorite.
Colour
Colour (General)Colourless or whitish-grey body with black or brown tree- or fern-like markings.
Walter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
TransparencyTranslucent
Walter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001)
Further Information
Mineral information:Dendritic Agate information at mindat.org
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