Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum: Nepa River Agates
Nepa River, Far East Side of Siberia, Russia
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The agates were recently discovered being eroded out of soft limestone
and mudstones along the Nepa river. In many ways, they resemble Kentucky
and Puma
Agates. The typical colors are red, reddish-orange, and orange which
are weathered colors. Some agates have been found with brigthter colors
such as yellow and purple colors. Like kentucky agates, the agates had
been subject to heavy weathering so much of the agates are fractured. Obtaining
the agates from an extremely remote location in the eastern side of Siberia,
Russia proved to be costly and they had to be glued together as "art crafts"
in order to ship them past the strict customs since the Russian laws appear
to restrict the import of raw rock and gemstones roughs for some reasons.
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Weathered colors
"Waterline" features, quite rare in sedimentary agates
