Agate GRAPE specimen - beautiful and rare purple grape agate Lot L abalone paua shell PICTURES: The pictures of 1

PICTURES:  The pictures of 1 pound are typical of the size and quality

One photo is of a larger quantity of stones in the lot

WEIGHT:  Each package weighs approximately 1/2 pounds but variation will occur

but more of a variety of subdued yellowish-orange colors in various shades from white to peach

COUNT:  There are generally around 2 to 3 thousand in a package

Agate GRAPE specimen - beautiful and rare purple grape agate Lot L abalone paua shell PICTURES: The pictures of 1GRAPE AGATE Grape agate in general: Grape agate is on my top ten of favorite stones. This rare formation of botryoidal purple agate is only found in one place in the world a 25 square kilometer area of the Manakarra mining district on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Celebes). The color of grape agate ranges from a light lilac to deep purple. Some specimens show a spectrum of colors from turquoise and green to blue to purple. Rounded balls arise