Indonesian Caddisfly Agate Specimen Jewelry Designer the smooth bail at the

the smooth bail at the top floats freely along the hoop to allow for a bit more movement

It also occurs as a colorless mineral

The dark areas of this cab are actually a deep emerald-green quartz that

This cab features painterly striations in a desert palette of earthy maroons

but either way the yellow-green color is outstanding

Indonesian Caddisfly Agate Specimen Jewelry Designer the smooth bail at theThis colorful agate is comprised of the fossilized larval cases of the caddisfly (Trichoptera), an insect more closely related to moths and butterflies than to the common house fly. The striking tube shaped forms encased within the agate mass were easily fossilized due to their original structural durability, as opposed to the soft bodies of the larvae, which rarely ever fossilized. The tube forms are colored golden orange to red by their replacement