posted on June 29, 2004 12:26:45 PM
Hello everyone !! Does anyone here know anything about rocks/minerals that might be able to help me name this center stone on this neat old belt buckle or are they pretty much just called Agates...As always thanks ! Maybe just a good web page with rocks/mineral would be just the help I need
posted on June 29, 2004 04:21:31 PM
Yup, agate. A couple of the smaller stones are dendritic agate or moss agate. It's a very unusual buckle - is the metal marked? Could it be silver? With the agates, one thinks Scottish; but the metal work looks like Afghani.
posted on June 29, 2004 04:23:19 PM
It almost has the shape of a paisley. Could be Indian (India) or Afghani as earthmum said. Definately not Scottish.
posted on June 29, 2004 07:24:47 PM
This is one of the sites I use when I try to identify stones Hope it helps. (Now let's see if I can create a link below. I had more than one site. If I can find that, I will list it as well
posted on June 29, 2004 08:01:53 PM
Thank You !! Thank You !! Thank You !! Everyone !!!! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you all. Today was my birthday and my Daughter to me and the hubby out to eat . So we all loaded up in the car a drove 47 miles to Savannah Ga. and ate at The Olive Garden...YUMMY !! lol Was some of the best food I'd had in a long long time Edited to add ...no markings at all. but it is tarnish a bit maybe silver plated?
[ edited by toasted36 on Jun 29, 2004 08:02 PM ]
[ edited by toasted36 on Jun 29, 2004 08:04 PM ]
posted on June 29, 2004 08:52:29 PM
Is the stone translucent? Then it is probably agate..if not, perhaps it is jasper?
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but it is tarnish a bit maybe silver plated?