Pale Chalcedony grape cluster or botryoidal, Indonesia - 8g | PCGRAP-2

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 formed of quartz crystallites strangely resembling a bunch of grapes. Primarily purple with some light to very dark shades for the rarest ones, white, gray, or green botryoidal chalcedony can also be found.

Characteristics of botryoidal chalcedony:

• Length: 3.4cm
• Width: 2.6cm
• Height: 1.9cm
• Weight: 8g
• Chalcedony hardness: 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale
• Variety of chalcedony in the form of microcrystalline quartz

Aspects of grape chalcedony:

Small in size but great in quality, our botryoidal chalcedony is entirely crystallized by numerous small "parma" purple grape-like clusters and slightly shimmering in sunlight. A base will be offered with your chalcedony.

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