Chalcedony (var: Agate) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)

Item Description

A really eye-catching and classic example of the famous Agates from Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. This piece features a combination of beautiful banded Agate with gemmy Chalcedony along with some sparkling drusy Quartz crystals. The piece is expertly sliced and polished, to reveal the mixture of colors and forms inside. You never see this particular style on the market anymore, and pieces of this size are certainly rare and desirable for collectors of this material. We had this one priced in the inventory at $1,300. Ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection. Along with amassing one of the finest private mineral collections in the world, Steve is a renowned mathematician. His accomplishments include being awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 along with being the awarded the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 2007. You can read Steve's bio on the Mineralogical Record website ( https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/ ) or on Wikipedia.