Quartz var: Chalcedony; var: Agate (rare locality specimen)

Item Description

A very rarely seen specimen of polished Agate from Wendelsheim in western Germany. This piece features beautiful bands of translucent Agate showing gentle pinkish, lavender and white hues. I've never had a piece of this material to offer in the auctions, and if you're a fan of worldwide Agates or specimens from Europe/Germany, this is a cool locality specimen to add to your collection. Considering the rich history of cutting and polishing Agates in Germany, it's a worthwhile legacy specimen if nothing else. From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #22720CL, and the catalogue entry for the piece states that it was exported from China and imported into the United States by The Rocksmiths, and was purchased by Chet on February 8, 2001 (TGMS Show). Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.