Scottish agate collecting through the lens of the National Museums Scotland collection
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Brown, Emily
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Abstract
Agates have fascinated people for thousands of years and have particular cultural relevance for Scotland through their use creating pebble jewellery. This talk will cover agate formation, why Scotland is so prolific for agate hunting and show some of the best agate collecting locations through the lens of the significant historic agate collections housed in the Scottish agate collection at National Museum Scotland
