Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Agate (Akik) Material Chalcedon, During this craft agate Pacitan be one characteristic of the district located in the southern coast of East Java. In the period of the last decades, crafts agate Pacitan a source of livelihood that have high export value, both at local and national levels.
And some time ago, one of which is astonishing is the phenomenon of the emergence of rock chalcedony in the region Donorojo, Pacitan, which is the largest agate craft centers and surrounding pacitan. One type of these precious stones hunted residents because the selling price is quite high. Hence, people are willing to dig moor until night.
"Now that more prevalent chalcedony stone mas, the price is quite expensive, small size range of 250 to 2 million per stone. So some time ago here many people who dig chalcedony stones for sale, "said Adi, one of the artisans in the village Gendaran agate, Donorojo, the Portal Pacitanku.
Actually, rock chalcedony which arrived - arrived to make a scene because high prices have cause. Now, let us consider some of the reasons prices are quite high chalcedony in pacitan.
As is known, the stone is now called chalcedony quartz type kriptokristalin (has a very fine crystalline structure) that is transparent or translucent, used as ornaments and jewels.
Chalcedon was not as hard as pure quartz, and present in large amounts in the cavities of volcanic rocks. Chalcedon commonly not fully transparent, but has spots and white swirl-milk. The color is varied, such as white, gray, yellow, blue, and brown.
Chalcedon is commonly used as a gem stone carved in ancient times. Its name is derived from the name of an ancient Greek city, Chalcedon (in Asia Minor), which was once the source of the mineral. There is also a mention that chalcedony is the raw material for a third foundation walls of the New Jerusalem.
Unlike other stones like quartz crystals, chalsedon many perforated soft, so it is easy to be given special colors in the stone. Mild certain chalcedony stone from the inside after polished regularly. But the most common color of chalcedony stone is white to gray, blue-grayish and colat light to dark brown.
So is the reason chalcedony into rocks are quite expensive because it is a rare rock types and usefulness were very much. Some call that chalcedony also can heal one eye diseases. Whether this is true or not, that is clear chalcedony stone is one of the natural resources that are in Pacitan.