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RK1-26
Rich purple and polished to a shine, this agate geode bookend pair turns a bookshelf into a display. Both halves come from one rough Brazilian geode, so the banding and crystal pockets mirror each other when the pair faces out.
At 6 to 9 pounds together, they have the weight to hold a row of paperbacks or a few hardcovers upright. The back of each bookend keeps its natural, unpolished rind, which gives a raw contrast to the glossy purple face. They also look great on a mantel or console with no books at all.
Agate is a translucent form of microcrystalline quartz. Its bands form as silica-rich groundwater deposits layer after layer inside a rock cavity, and some of those cavities become crystal-lined geodes. At Mohs 7, agate is hard enough to polish to a glassy face. Because agate is slightly porous, it takes dye well, which is how the vivid colored bookends in the trade are made.
How heavy are these bookends? The pair weighs 6 to 9 pounds in total, enough for most paperback and hardcover rows.
Will the purple color fade? Dyed agate is color stable under normal indoor use. Avoid prolonged direct sun to keep it at its brightest.