Dulcote Agate Mendip Potato Stone Paperweight/ Display Piece Gift Boxed

 Dulcote Agate Mendip Potato Stone Paperweight/ Display Piece Gift Boxed    8.7 x 5.7 cm depth 1.8 cm weight 154 gm 

Polished freestanding Dulcote Agate in black card gift box. The  surface is polished, to revel the beautiful deep rust coloured patterns . Dulcote Agate is also known as the Mendip potato stone reflecting it`s origin in the Mendip hills of Somerset. It was mined back in the 1970`s and these mines have now closed , so it is becoming harder to acquire. The Mendip quarries have yielded some excellent quality agate over the years. The agate occurred as nodules in the red marly clay, which overlay carboniferous. Can be used as either a peper weight or a display piece. 100-395