Original Message:   Re: agate bead?

It does indeed look like the recently made large stone pendants coming from China. Could easily be a banded agate. It is a fairly cheap stone, depending on it's color and pattern. Does not look like a composite material, but difficult to tell from the picture. One of the ways you can tell it is pretty new is from the hole. It looks lke it has no wear. If it was older, the edges would probably be softer, rounded. Not a 100% rule, but it does help with identification. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Back Post Reply  Name   Register  Password  E-Mail    Subject     Private Reply   Make all replies private    Message HTML tags allowed in message body.   Browser view     Display HTML as text.  Link URL  Link Title  Image URL  Attachment file (<256 kb)  Attachment file (<256 kb)