UNIQUE DULCOTE AGATE & 925 STERLING SILVER PENDANT - SOMERSET UNITED KINGDOM
The agates from Dulcote Quarry in the Mendip Hills are some of the finest in Britain but are no longer being obtained since the quarry was closed many years ago. They occurred as nodules in the red marly clays overlying the Carboniferous Limestone. ... Some nodules are hollow and contain crystals of quartz.
natural fault in a limestone quarry
on Dulcote hill within sight of Wells Cathedral. Known locally as Mendip potato stones because of their
shape and appearance, the nodules have been known since Roman times.
When cut through some of the nodules show a quartz lining with goethite needles and other minerals,
including amethyst and calcite. In Victorian times the quartz were known as Bristol outlet Diamonds.
The stone was extracted in the 1970s when the quarry was busy producing road stone and material
for the building industry.
Our stock of stone is from this era. When the nodules are cut through the
halves are polished to produce unique and individual additions to the world's variety of agates.
Size:- Height 6.5 cm includes bale
Width 2 cm
Weight 12 g
Product code: Dulcote Agate outlet (Wells Somerset UK) 925 Sterling Silver Pendant