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Our Aberdeen: Scotland’s gemstones
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Presentation Gold Snuff Box with Agate Cover made by James Erskine
Scottish agates have been used in jewellery and other precious objects for more than 200 years.
While agates can be found all over the world, the patterns and variety of colours in Scottish agates have made them an important source of semi-precious stones, particularly at the end of the 1700s.
Agates are most commonly found as nodules within the cavities of volcanic rocks. Formed in cavities once containing gases trapped in the hot lava, the cavities slowly filled with silica-rich fluid, building up layers and layers over thousands of years.

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