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NAME: Blue lace Agate

CLASSIFICATION: Mineral

CHEMICAL MAKEUP: SiO2

HARDNESS: 7

DENSITY: 2.65

DESCRIPTION: Blue lace agate is a member of the chaledony family and is a form of microcyrstaline quartz. The beautiful blue color in blue lace agate is cause by copper salts in the mix. Many of the patterned chalcedonies are commonly called agate and this beautiful specimen was only recently discovered.

Like all other species of the quartz family, blue lace agate is commonly polished and made into beautiful jewelry and other crafted items.

COMMONLY FOUND: It is commonly found in Namibia, South West Africa. Small amounts have been discovered in other areas of the world such as Brazil, China, India and the United States.

INTERESTING FACTS: Blue lace agate was discovered in 1967 on a farm in Namibia which was called South West Africa at the time. George Swanson found it and owned the farm, Ysterputs Farm. He called it a "gem of Ecology" because of swirling blue and white reminded him of the earth and the clouds. Some of the best material still comes from a narrow seam on the farm.

 

FIND OUT MORE

..... • www.associatedcontent.com/article/425788/
exploring_the_gemstone_called_blue.html

..... • www.mindat.org/min-699.html

 

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