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Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum:
Mendip Hills Agates
Mendip Hills, Dulcote, England, United Kingdom
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   The Mendip Hills Agates were obtained as a byproduct of limestone quarrying in 1970s where they had to remove a thick layer of red clay layers containing the agate nodules to get to the limestone. The most unusual feature of those concretion-type nodules is that the nodules contain the interlaying of agate and calcite. It was said that the quarry have been back-filled with refuse, so  any more calcite/agates from that location are no longer available. The color of agate is almost always reddish-orange with rare cases of tinted with purple colors.
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Rough Appearance: Looks rounded and eroded with agate "bumps".
Thick alternating bands of calcite and reddish agate is a dead giveaway.
Who is this alien-looking person? SLAB Rollar skating shoe that is missing its pair (SLAB) SLAB
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Outstanding colors, SLAB Rare bluish to purplish tint.

"Mickey Mouse" (the face and ears)

You can see some Dulocate Agates for Sale at the Online Agate & Thunderegg Shop