Gemstones are a different world!! They are too beautiful to steal their eyes. Perhaps this is the reason we see global acceptance for these handcrafted gemstone jewelries.
And, the beauty of Grape agate stone is undeniable. It’s one of the popular gems in the world of jewelry because of its amazing contrast with its intense purple and soft white bands.
What is grape agate stone?
Agate stone is a variety of chalcedony that is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. And, grape agate stone is a marketing name for purple aggregates that consist of tiny quartz crystals with a spherical (botryoidal) habit.
This gemstone contains moss-like inclusions, transparency, and color that stand it out differently from other forms of chalcedony. Apart from this purple hue, Agate comes in a myriad variety of colors that make it the most picked one for jewelry uses.
The colors of grape agate stones cause the traces of oxides nickel, iron, titanium, manganese, chromium, and different elements. These purple agate stones are mostly used for art and craft jewelry. Its unique and fascinating patterns help the jewelers to create innovative and matchless pieces.
The value of purple or grape agates are unpretentious. The costs of these gemstones include the effort, skill, and creativity of the jewelers than the price of the material. The price of large-size grape agates will be in the high range. However, the custom cuts of agate from collectible places cost much higher.
Varieties of agate
Apart from this purple agate, the gemstone comes in a wide variety of colors. The color patterns contain concentric layers or flat, or banded forms. Such as:
Banded
This agate stone is one of the most popular ones used in jewelry. It comes in bright color layers.
Fire
The inclusion of this agate stone is made of plate-like crystals of limonite that creates make fire agates iridescent. The cutting and polishing for jewelry use enhance the effect.
Moss, Plume, and Dendritic
This variety of agate stones contain mossy inclusions of mineral oxides and plant-like patterns named moss agates. Some are found with feather-like patterns that are Plume agates. And, those include patterns like tree branches called dendritic agates.
Irish
These Irish agate stones come in iridescent colors that reflect from between the color layers.
Lace
These agate stones are banded with several intricate loops and swirls. It contains delicate designs that are best to use in art and craft jewelry.
Buy grape agate stones at wholesale
GoldlipJewelry is a leading jewelry manufacturer in Thailand offering silver jewelry. If you want to buy grape agate stones at wholesale prices, visit their online shop to browse their collection. Click on goldlipjewelry.com for more details.
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