Dyed Blue Banded Agate Sphere
Lapidary / Mineral Cutters (Brazilian/Chinese Production) · Modern / Contemporary (1970s–Present)
Identification summary
A large 48 mm lapidary sphere crafted from natural banded agate that has been chemically dyed a deep cobalt blue to highlight the stone's natural white and translucent chalcedony layers.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Lapidary / Mineral Cutters (Brazilian/Chinese Production)
- Era
- Modern / Contemporary (1970s–Present)
- Pattern
- Banded / Fortification
- Rarity assessment
- Common
- Condition assessment
- Mint
- Size
- Boulder (Over 1.5 inches / 48 mm)
- Material
- Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Why this candidate
The distinctive ultra-fine rhythmic banding, fortification contouring, and saturation profile are definitive hallmarks of dyed Brazilian agate turned on a modern lapidary sphere machine.