Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum: Berwyn Agates
Berwyn, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America
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Those agates were found in an arid and windy area of
Chubut Provice, Argentina where the blown sand smoothened and polished
the rough surface of the agate nodules ("Sandblasting") that it can be
quite hard to hold them while grinding/polishing them. The typical agate
is colorless with some good shadowing effect, and recently, some colorful
agates have been found with pink and yellow being dominant colors. The
banding pattern of Berwyn agates are very similar to those of Lake Superior
and Botswana agates.
Typical Berwyn Agate
Strong shadowing effect
Strong pink color.
Strong shadowing effect, looks similar to Lake Superior and Botswana
agates
