Queen Wingate Gemstone Pendant

All the colors of California are here in this rare plume agate cabochon pendant.  The luster and iridescence of the gold that would be discovered, the intense oranges that would become endless fields of poppies, the deep reds of sunsets sinking into the Pacific Ocean.  Even touches of violets like fingers of coastal fogs.

Old stock Wingate Pass agate from the Wingate Pass Mine in Death Valley, California.  The former mine site was closed over 60 years ago and is now the site of a Naval Ordnance Testing Facility.