Dwarves' Earth Treasures Museum: Puma Agates
Malargüe(?), Mendoza Province, Argentina, South
America
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They were named by Luis after Puma (Mountain
Lion) which are common in the Andes Mountains, and like Condor Agates,
there had been some confusion over the locations due to the world-wide
practice of giving false locations to throw off the "Claim-Jumpers". The
Puma Agates appear to be a type of concretion that were formed from water/evaporate
minerals expanded fossil crinoid heads very similar to Indiana Geodes,
Kentucky & Alabama Agates. The Puma Agates tend to consist of mostly
quartz, and thin red agate band. Some solid agate have been found with
varying colors of red, yellow, pink, white, gray and black.
Important
Note! The agates from Neuquen Province, Argentina
can be confused with Puma Agates. The source of Neuquen agates is about
250 kilometers from where the Puma Agates are said to be found. The difference
is that the quartz crystals tend take up more space in the Neuquen agates
than those of Puma Agates. Red colors appears to be more common in Puma
Agates while Neuquen Agates come in wider variety of colors.
