Graveyard Mountain Plume Agate Slab

Description

Graveyard Point Plume Agate gets it name from the huge boulders that litter the area resembling headstones. Graveyard Point Agate cabochons have white to yellow plumes. The black or metallic looking wisp are Marcasite. Sometimes even opal has occurred in the material. Plume Agate gets its name from its beautiful plume like inclusions. Agate is a common rock formation, consisting of chalcedony and quartz as its primary components, with a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The ornamental use of agate was common in Ancient Greece, in assorted jewelry and in the seal stones of Greek warriors, while bead necklaces with pierced and polished agate date back to the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus Valley civilization.