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Antique Victorian Scottish Agate Arrow Brooch Sterling Silver

Source - Boylerpf

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Scottish Agate Necklace (and me wearing a similar one at a party in 2007)

2000s

Found on Ebay, seller ggmariposa

I miss this necklace so much!! I can't remember where I got it, but I wore it a lot and especially for Myspace pictures lol. Note my friend's racoon striped hair!

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Scottish agate pinchbeck bangle, Georgian (c.1800-1830)

'The bangle is crafted expertly in pinchbeck and has been gilded in a bright 18ct yellow gold and... is embossed with flower, eagle and leaf motifs across the front and around the band.' (Laurelle, £1,250)

'Pinchbeck is a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance.' X

1. Landscape agate from Blue Hole near Montrose.

2. Spotty agate from Ballindean.

3. Flame agate from Ballindean.

4. Pale pink agate from Ballindean. Note the stalactites and banding.

5. Agate from Burn Anne, Ayrshire.

6. Agate from Blue Hole near Montrose.

7. Tooth-like agate from Blue Hole near Montrose.

8. Banded agate from Ballindean.

9. Partridge agate from Burn Anne, Ayrshire.

10. Landscape agate from Blue Hole near Montrose.

11. Banded agate from Middlefield.

12. Agate from Blue Hole near Montrose.

Matthew Forster Heddle (1828-1897)

Agates form Heddle’s greatest and most beautiful collection. As a scientist Heddle studied the processes that formed agates and published tw

About the Collection

"Everything about Heddle was huge. He was huge of stature, with an adventurous, inquisitive and pragmatic spirit. Using his huge 28lb sledgehammer, his dynamism enabled him to amass a collection of Scottish minerals, especially agates and rocks, the likes of which has never been bettered.

At National Museums Scotland, we look after 5,700 specimens from his collection. Find out more about Heddle and explore his amazing collection here. You can download our Heddle trail [PDF 83KB] to find specimens from his collection around the National Museum of Scotland."