Chinese Bangle

Glowing amber orange with cloud-like swirls running through the body.

This agate bangle is from China, and is contemporary. Agate is a banded form of chalcedony, a type of quartz, and its layers form as silica is deposited inside cavities in rock. A thick, rounded bangle in translucent honey and caramel tones, with soft, milky swirls inside the walls. The surface is high-gloss and smooth, with tiny light flecks near the outer edge. The profile is a plump oval.

A ring of warm light that nearly hums.