Mexican Polished Fire Agate Freeform Cabochon - 5.6ct - #16

Mexican Polished Fire Agate Freeform Cabochon

Country of Origin: Mexico

10-point scale of mineral hardness: 6.0 - 7.5 (10 - Hard, 1 soft)

Treatment: Polished

Quantity: 1 Fire Agate freeform cabochon. You will receive the exact gemstone shown in the photos. We have tried to capture the beautiful colour tones as best we can in a photograph.

Size: approx 0.3cm x 1.3cm x 1cm

Weight: 1.1 grams, 5.6 carats

Care has been taken to ensure that weights and measurements are as accurate as possible, however please do note that these are only approximate.

These cabochons are cut and polished from natural Fire Agate. Natural inclusions, cracks and pockets are all visible and all part of the natural stone. They have no pre-drilled holes.

Fire Agate is a variety of Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family. It has a translucent deep reddish-brown base, with flashes of orange and red. The colours occur as a result of light interference interacting with limonite crystals and iron oxide. Some say that the colour of the stone resembles the intense heat of the area it is found.

These stones can be polished and used for Jewellery purposes, however, it is advised to use diamond polishing tools as they are both known as hard stones. When you begin to see the fire layer you need to be gentle, going too far into it will ruin the fire agate stone.