Agua Nueva Agate New Water Agate Rough Chunk Ocean Jasper Velvet Obsidian is mostly old

Velvet Obsidian is mostly old stock

with colors that look similar to butterfly jasper

but it does have some softer minerals like Calcite and Feldspar and will more than likely need to be treated before polishing or cabbing

Weight: Approx 8 lbs 7

and it's easy to see why the old time rockhounds loved it so much

Agua Nueva Agate New Water Agate Rough Chunk Ocean Jasper Velvet Obsidian is mostly oldAgua Nueva Agate is a stunning agate from Mexico. Agua Nueva sometimes has fortification but is often a high contrast, well defined moss agate. It is relatively hard and solid and takes a mirror polish. Agua Nueva means "New Water" agate and is near where the Laguna Agate is mined on the Agua Nueva Ranch. It can occasionally have fractures but generally yields very workable slabs for cabs. Agua Nueva Agate is getting harder and harder to find,