Crazy Lace Agate
A variety of Agate
What is Crazy Lace Agate?
Found exclusively in Chihuahua, Mexico, crazy Lace Agate is a beautiful banded Agate with a complex and colorful pattern. With its swirls, zigzags, and bands, this mineral is often artificially infused with iron and aluminum to emphasize its earthy colors and make the stone even more appealing. It is used in jewelry and different ornamental objects.
Optical Properties
- Refractive Index
- 1.530-1.543
- Birefringence
- 0.004
- Pleochroism
- None
- Optical Character
- Biaxial positive
- Dispersion
- 0.013
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Key Characteristics
Characteristics of Crazy Lace Agate
Crazy lace agate is often brightly colored with a complex pattern, demonstrating randomized distribution of contour lines and circular droplets, scattered throughout the rock.
Composition of Crazy Lace Agate
Chalcedony, quartz
Health & Safety Information
- ⚠️Harm Reason: Crazy Lace Agate in powdered form can be toxic due to its Crystalline Silica content.
- ⚠️Physical Toxicity: Quartz, silica, crystalline silica and flint are non-toxic materials, but very fine dust containing quartz, known as respirable crystalline silicon (RCS), can cause serious and fatal lung disease. Lapidaries should exercise caution when cutting silica.
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Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Various colors with bands or swirls
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 6.5 - 7
- Density
- 2.55 - 2.7 g/cm³
- Streak
- Green
- Luster
- Waxy, Vitreous
- Crystal System
- Trigonal
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- SiO2
- Elements
- O, Si
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