Fire Agate Mineral Specimens For Sale
Slaughter Mountain Fire Agate Mineral Specimens For Sale | Slaughter Mountain, Arizona, is known for some of the best fire agates in the world with intense color variations from bright reds and oranges to intense greens, purples and blues. The fire agate mineral deposit is located on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation and it's mining is only allowed to be carried out by members of the tribe. |
SLM041 - $100 |  SLM041 - 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/2 Inches |  SLM041 - Exterior Closeup |  SLM041 - Quartz Crystals | Slaughter Mountain Fire Agate Mineral Specimen SLM041 $100 - This piece of Slaughter Mountain fire agate rough measures 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/2 inches and weighs 14.2 ounces (403.4 grams). It has several visible fire agate gemstones, a clear botryoidal chalcedony formation, some rose colored quartz crystals, along with a larger area of lightly opalized quartz crystals. This specimen is a good example of the fire agate geologic formation process which is where hot water, saturated with silica and iron oxide, repeatedly fill cracks, seams and voids in the surrounding rock, forming the fire agate botryoidal (grape-like) growth structure. There are several filled seams visible in this specimen. |  | View SLM041 Store Listing |  |
SLM042 - $75 |  SLM042 - 5 x 4 x 2-1/2 Inches |  SLM042 - Exterior Closeup |  SLM042 - Closeup Image | Slaughter Mountain Fire Agate Mineral Specimen SLM042 $75 - This large sized piece of Slaughter Mountain fire agate rough measures 5 x 4 x 2-1/2 inches and weighs 1.28 pounds. The specimen has an interesting interior area that displays lightly opalized druzy quartz crystals, chalcedony formations, purple hued quartz crystals, some clear quartz crystals, along with a unique stalagmite type of quartz structure. The exterior of the piece has several areas of colored chalcedony, agate and quartz crystals, nice botryoidal chalcedony formations, and has two small areas of visible green fire. |  | View SLM042 Store Listing |  |
Deer Creek Fire Agate Mineral Specimens For Sale | Deer Creek, Arizona, is well known for producing high quality fire agate gemstones that display bright and vivid red, orange, green, purple and blue color variations. These select fire agate mineral specimens for sale would make for a good addition to any rock or mineral collection. |
DCM023 - $50 |  DCM023 - Embedded Gem |  DCM023 - Shown Wet |  DCM023 - Shown Dry | Fire Agate Gemstone Mineral Specimen 5-Ounce Deer Creek AZ Gem DCM023 $50 - This is an all natural Fire Agate gemstone rough mineral specimen which measures 3 x 2-1/4 x 1-1/4 inches in size and weighs 5.0 ounces (142.3 grams). This specimen is a good example of the geological process in which fire agates are formed; which is when hot water, saturated with silica and iron oxide, repeatedly fills cracks and voids in the surrounding rock, thus forming the botryoidal (grape-like) growth of a fire agate gemstone. This specimen consists of a chalcedony and quartz filled seam sandwiched between the normal ryholite host rock. In the center of the mineralized seam is an embedded all natural green, gold and orange colored fire agate gem. The gemstone itself measures approx. 10 x 6 mm. |  | View DCM023 Store Listing |  |
DCM025 - $79.95 |  DCM025 - 33 x 28 x 3-4 mm |  DCM025 - Polished Specimen |  DCM025 - 20.5 Carats | Deer Creek Arizona Fire Agate Mineral Specimen DCM025 $79.95 - This is a polished fire agate gemstone mineral specimen which measures 33 x 28 x 3-4 mm in size and weighs 20.5 carats (4.1 grams). This specimen has a multi-colored bytrodial fire agate bubble formation that shows bronze, orange, gold and green fire colors. It is best viewed in good lighting conditions to admire the colors and it appears more brownish colored in low light conditions. The bottom of the stone is convoluted in shape and there are two minor natural stress fractures that run through the stone that can be seen upon close examination (see image of bottom of stone). |  | View DCM025 Store Listing |  |
Mexican Fire Agate Mineral Specimens For Sale |
Mexico is well known for producing high quality fire agates (Agata De Fuego as they are called in Spanish). These carefully selected specimens of Mexican fire agate come from some of the multiple gemstone mines located in Calvillo, Aguascalientes. The El Negrito Mexican fire agate mine, located in El Terrero, is distinguishable by the dark black chalcedony. These fire agate gemstone mines are located in the Sierra Fria and Sierra del Laurel mountain ranges of Aguascalientes, Mexico. |
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