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Description: An interesting form of botryoid agate is fire agate. Found only in California, Arizona and Mexico, it is a rare gem stone. It is covered in layers of chalcedony which has to be ground away to reveal the fire.

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http://static.wetpaint.com/img/bg/1.png cbh45	Title: 25. fire agate Photo added by cbh45, Oct 16 2008, 7:19 AM EDT , and last updated by cbh45, Oct 16 2008, 8:49 AM EDT Keyword tags: None

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