Coyamito Agate Specimen - R02919

Coyamito Agate comes from about 40 miles north of the famous Laguna Agate Beds in the State of Chihuahua, in Northern Mexico. Coyamito Agate is well known for its vibrant colors of red, yellow, blue, and pinks. It is found in multiple deposits on the ranch known as Rancho Coyamito in Chihuahua, Mexico (south of El Paso, Texas). The ranch covers 23,000 acres and numerous small mines are scattered around. Coyamito Agates are believed to be about 38 million years old. This material has been mined since 1945, but large scale mining did not take place until the 2000's. The Coyamito Agate deposit produces more pseudomorphs than any other agate location. It comes mostly in small nodules: from 1 to 3 inches in size. The nodules that I have cut were mined before 1980 and I have only recently cut and polished them.

This specimen has been high speed sanded which gives it a high shine. The weight of the specimen is 1 3/4 oz. and is approx. 1 3/4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches tall and 7/8 inch thick.

This piece comes with a display stand. (size 1)