Agate

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Agate
Quartz, var. Agate

Museum number 1971-424-29

Agates are local gemstones that are formed in igneous rock. They show a wide variety of patterns and colours. They can be found throughout the Dundee area and in other part s of Scotland. Agates form in gas bubbles trapped in cooling lava, but the process is still partly a mystery.