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Posted by: frank Post Reply
09/09/2019, 11:51:31

These small agates from north Dakota are very similar to some of the Gobi agates from China. In the past very nice ones with good detail like this one were common but in recent years the price of good ones first skyrocketed to hundreds of dollars a piece and then they vanished to be replaced with very poor quality versions. I was very happy when the Gobi agates provided an alternative to these wonderful little agates. 20mm with a 2.5 mm hole.

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Posted by: stefany Post Reply
09/09/2019, 14:33:27



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Posted by: frank Post Reply
09/09/2019, 16:17:43

There are two excellent dealers in Gobi agates on ebay. They have lots of variety over time and it has been wonderful to do business with them.



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Posted by: Floorkasp Post Reply
09/10/2019, 13:00:24

Stefany, I have some Gobi agates. Nothing as cool as this one, but happy to bring some if you can join us in Amsterdam.



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Are these Gobi agates?
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Posted by: Divedog Post Reply
09/10/2019, 16:50:29

Are these beads Gobi agates? I purchased these from a Chinese ebay seller a few years back. I have always wondered what they are. The seller had a mystical mumbo jumbo description that made no sense.

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Posted by: frank Post Reply
09/11/2019, 06:11:57

They certainly look exactly like Gobi agates. Gobi agate colors seem to be a bit more muted than other similar stones due to fine surface abrasion.Wetted the colors are more saturated .The pricing of the Gobi agates seems to be based first on size and sculptural interest and then on color.By watching the pricing of the two good dealers I use it is obvious that the aesthetic decisions in China use different criteria than traditionally used in the west.There are shared commonalities of course but they seem to break down with most of the very expensive stones.If you like sculptural small objects looking at their excellent ebay images is fun but be warned that the color and saturation of the pieces will not look the same in hand unless viewed with strong sunlight or strong balanced daylight type illumination.



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