Gallery

Gallery
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last update 12/13/04

      Welcome to The Gem Shop, Inc. Gallery of polished agates and jaspers. Pictured below are some of the world's finest agates and jaspers. None of the items below are for sale by The Gem Shop, Inc. They are all in private collections. Sometimes a collector can be persuaded to sell a certain item but it is not our purpose here to offer anything for sale.
   Information and pictures are presented here with the owner's permission. Some photos are shown with more visual information and greater download times may be necessary. Photo submissions of exceptional agates and jaspers are encouraged for inclusion in this gallery. To find out about where some of these rocks come from, be sure to look at the mining page.
   Pages 1 and 2 are the main lobby of our gallery and contain images of recent additions or items of special interest. Special exhibits may be held here from time to time. Doors to the exhibit rooms are at the far end of the lobby.                 page 2

Mexican Agates
from the State of Chihuahua

This large (7" across) Coyamito Agate was mined by The Gem Shop in March of 2004 at Area 4 on the Coyamito Ranch. It shows a large tube formation dripping down in the center cavity. This image is also featured on the June page of the 2005 Calendar of Fine Agates and Jaspers. It is owned by Eugene Mueller.

Agua Nueva Agate from the nodular agate deposit on the Agua Nueva Ranch, mined by The Gem Shop in the spring of 2000. This specimen exhibits high contrasting black and white banding within the pink agate, which is surrounded by green and gold moss agate. This agate weighs 3.75 lbs and measures about 7" x 3.5". It is owned by an anonymous collector.

El Conejeros mine produced this Laguna Agate in the late 1990s. It is about 4" across. This agate was featured in the 2002 Calendar of Fine Agates and Jaspers, produced by The Gem Shop. Eugene Mueller owns this specimen.

A large Coyamito Agate from Area 4 on the Coyamito Ranch that was mined by The Gem Shop in March 2004. It's size is 3.75" x 3.75" and it weighs 2 lbs. 5 oz. Note the strong chromatic color change from yellow to red to purple. This piece is in the collection of Brian Thurston.

There are at least 5 agate deposits on the Gregoria Ranch. This ranch lies west of the Agua Nueva Ranch. One of these deposits produces small purple and white agates. Most of the agate mined on the Gregoria Ranch was sold as Coyamito. This specimen is in the collection of Eugene Mueller.

Moctezuma Agate is found about 50 miles north of the Laguna Agate area. This specimen show 3 escape channels and is a little over 3" across. From the collection of Eugene Mueller.

This fantastic Laguna Agate pair came from the "Point of the Beautiful Ones" on the La Alianza claim. Each half measures about 2" tall. Mined by The Gem Shop in 2002. From the collection of Eugene Mueller.

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