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Cuff Size Med
Details:
Stone: Idaho Seam Agate · Origin: Idaho · Matrix: Red and Black · Metal: Custom Sterling Silver · Ring Setting: 1 3/4" x 1 3/8" Teardrop · Ring Size 8 1/2 · One of a Kind with Makers Mark
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Idaho Seam Agate Cuff
Idaho seam agate forms in the ancient volcanic and sedimentary terrain of the Snake River Plain and surrounding high desert a landscape shaped by millions of years of lava flows, ash deposits, and the slow infiltration of silica-rich groundwater through fractures in the rock. Seam agate forms specifically within those fractures narrow veins where mineral-laden water deposited layer after layer of chalcedony over geological time, building up the banded patterns that make each stone a record of its own formation.
What distinguishes Idaho seam agate from other agates is the depth and complexity of its banding the way colors layer and fold in on themselves, often incorporating multiple mineral signatures in a single stone. The natural druzy pockets that occasionally appear within seam agate form where the silica solution encountered an open void, allowing crystals to grow inward rather than deposit as banding. A stone with both exceptional banding and a natural druzy pocket is genuinely rare two geological events preserved in a single piece.
