{"product_id":"blue-banded-agate-obelisk-with-druzy-quartz-pocket-polished-blue-agate-tower-crystal-gift","title":"Orca Agate Obelisk with Druzy Quartz Pocket — Polished Blue Banded Agate Tower Crystal Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003eA polished blue agate obelisk with a druzy quartz pocket running down one whole face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is banded in soft blue, lavender and pale gray, wide flowing bands that only show themselves once a piece like this is cut and polished. On one face the agate opens into a pocket of tiny quartz crystals, cream and champagne colored, and they catch the light. Gently tapered to a pointed top, polished smooth all the way around, and it stands on its own flat base with nothing to prop it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrca agate is a trade name rather than a mineral name. What you are getting is a banded agate, a chalcedony, and the name comes from the blue and white coloring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the fun part. Blue agate has carried the throat and the voice for a very long time in crystal lore, the stone people reach for before the hard conversation, the interview, the room full of strangers, the thing they have been putting off saying. Not to make you louder. To make the words come out the shape you meant them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe banding does its own work in the lore. Every one of those lines is a season the stone sat through, laid down slow and in order, and people read that as permission to take your time and still get somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the druzy pocket, which is the part that makes this piece more than a pretty blue tower. Where the agate opened, hundreds of tiny quartz points grew into the gap. A single point is said to hold one note. A pocket like this one is a chorus, the same intention answered back from every angle, and quartz is the amplifier of the whole crystal world. So the lore on this piece reads as calm plus volume, which is an unusual pairing and a very good one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obelisk shape gets its own reputation, the tall quiet thing that holds a corner of a room steady, drawing the eye up. Put it on the desk, the shelf, the spot where the words matter, and let the light find the crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a one of a kind piece. The obelisk in the photos is the exact obelisk you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone, banded agate with druzy quartz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight, 6 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth at the base, 2.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight, 8.96 ounces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural stone, so the banding, the color and the druzy pocket are unique to this piece, and small natural marks are part of what it is.\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":44266114678862,"sku":"AG-OB-02","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5666\/5166\/files\/01-lifestyle_8f626967-00c0-44a1-af21-998ca8f0a946.jpg?v=1788361454","url":"https:\/\/shopgemsandstems.com\/products\/blue-banded-agate-obelisk-with-druzy-quartz-pocket-polished-blue-agate-tower-crystal-gift","provider":"Gems \u0026 Stems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}