West Texas Plume Agate Color:Red Black Quartz forms as silica-rich fluids

Quartz forms as silica-rich fluids slowly cool

Sterling Silver Fishhook Earrings and Jump Rings

Cut here as a single 26mm drop rather than several smaller beads

Timeless Style with Cultured Pearls

Blue Through Time

West Texas Plume Agate Color:Red Black Quartz forms as silica-rich fluidsPlumes Trapped in Silica Plume Agate forms when mineral rich fluid usually iron or manganese oxide spreads through cavities in rock before the silica around it fully hardens, freezing the plume like patterns mid drift. Unlike banded agate, no two plume formations move the same way twice. This piece was sourced from the Alpine, Texas area, known for producing several named varieties including Red Plume, Bouquet, Black Plume, and Pom Pom Agate this one