{"product_id":"banded-agate-geode-standing-freeform-with-a-wide-druzy-cave","title":"Banded Agate Geode — Standing Freeform with a Wide Druzy Cave","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn agate geode opened to a broad cave and polished into a standing freeform. The cavity takes up most of the front, a wide arch lined with fine druzy that runs from pale cream at the rim down into a deep smoky gray at the back. Around it the agate is banded in blue gray and white, with one pale band arcing right over the top of the stone. The bottom is cut flat. The agate is from Uruguay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: about 4 inches tall and about 3 inches wide\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1 pound 3.2 ounces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind, exactly the piece in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the one to put where it gets looked into rather than at. The cave is deep enough to hold a shadow, so set it on a shelf a little below eye level with the opening turned toward the room and a light off to one side, and the rim will catch while the back stays dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgate is the steady one. It is the stone people keep for the long middle of things, the stretch that is not a crisis and not a triumph, when what is needed is to simply keep going at the same pace. Banded agate in particular has long been read as a record of patience, each layer laid down in its own time and none of them hurried, and it is kept for grounding, for steadiness of temper, and for the slow building of confidence that cannot be rushed into place. Many keep a piece where decisions get made, at a desk or by a door, as a reminder to answer slowly. It is also carried for protection in the plain sense of the word, a stone that holds its shape and asks you to hold yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause natural minerals are delicate and can be damaged by the stress of shipping, we are unable to accept returns. If your item arrives damaged, please contact us within 48 hours with photos and we will make it right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gems \u0026 Stems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44445166174286,"sku":"AG-GE-13","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5666\/5166\/files\/hero-erin-square_26f40c1c-1722-449a-a50f-bd2d2e9908e5.jpg?v=1790871779","url":"https:\/\/shopgemsandstems.com\/products\/banded-agate-geode-standing-freeform-with-a-wide-druzy-cave","provider":"Gems \u0026 Stems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}