Grape or botryoidal chalcedony, Indonesia - 9g | PCGRAP-6

If you are looking for a rare and unusual mineral to add to your collection and join your other wonders, here is our selection of botryoidal or grape chalcedony, mistakenly called grape agate (no, it is not an agate at all!).

Hailing from the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, botryoidal chalcedony is made of quartz crystallites that strangely resemble a bunch of grapes. Mainly purple with some light to very dark shades for the rarest ones, white, gray, or green botryoidal chalcedony is also found.

Characteristics of botryoidal chalcedony:

• Length: 3.2cm
• Width: 2.5cm
• Height: 1.5cm
• Weight: 9g
• Chalcedony hardness: 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale
• Variety of microcrystalline quartz chalcedony

Aspects of grape chalcedony:

Magnificent small botryoidal chalcedony stone formed by a superposition of grape clusters stacked one on top of the other. A unique piece to add to your collection if you have a small budget and are looking for small pieces (which is positive in the sense that you can fit more!). A display stand not adapted to its small size but still appreciable will be offered with it.

Note: Particular care has been taken to best respect the natural colors of the minerals offered to you. Photos are taken in the best conditions, and slightly retouched to best resemble the original stone. However, there may be slight contrasts due to the different screens you use and their brightness.