These earrings feature natural crazy lace agate stones set in sterling silver with a dangle design. Crazy lace agate is a variety of chalcedony quartz known for its intricate, swirling patterns of multiple colors.
Details:
- Mineral: Crazy lace agate (a form of chalcedony, SiO₂)
- Setting: Sterling silver
- Style: Dangle earrings with polished crazy lace agate stones
- Appearance: Multi-colored swirls and bands, typically in shades of white, cream, red, brown, and yellow
- Formation: Forms in cavities within volcanic rocks where silica-rich fluids crystallize over time, creating complex banding and swirling patterns
- Physical Properties: Mohs hardness 6.5–7; vitreous luster; conchoidal fracture
- Educational Value: Demonstrates silica crystallization, mineral inclusions, and pattern formation in chalcedony quartz
These crazy lace agate dangle earrings highlight the natural beauty of chalcedony’s intricate banding in a wearable form.
