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| Agate type of Fire Opal origin Bone district, won III ( three ) in the contest agate in Bandung, West Java, recently. ( BONEPOS / IST ). |
Currently, on the outskirts of Persibo football field, located in the nets Andalas, Bone became a gathering place for traders agate. Start that has become a ring, and which is still in the form of stone without bond and in pieces.
This phenomenon was captured by the board Lamappe Gemstone Bone, where berkejasama with bone District Government and the Association of Craftsmen and lovers Gems (AP2BP) Bone, will hold a contest and craftsmen agate with trophy Regent Bone, H Andi Fahsar M Padjalangi.
Secretary of the contest organizers, said Asnal agate and carnelian stone craftsmen contest contest will be held at Merdeka Square Watampone, from 18 to November 22, 2015.
"The exhibition and agate contest is expected to be a promotional event to the community that the District has the potential Bones agate very rich and remarkable that the price could reach hundreds of million rupiah, could even reach billions of rupiah," said Asnal to Bonepos .com, Monday, October 26, 2015.
He explained that the activities of the two categories will be contested, namely contest contest Agate and Craftsmen. To contest agate grabs including types of agate of Fire Opal (Red and Orange), Fire Opal (Yellow and Green), Stone Illustrated, Mix Chalcedony, Dragon Scales (2 classes), and Chrysocolla / Bacan.
"There were participants from 27 districts in Bone. In addition, this event is also open to agate craftsmen, both local and from outside the region to participate, including their work in the contest," he explained.
Asnal further mention that, in addition to the Regent Bone trophies, the winners will also get a cash grand prize of Rp 8,000,000 which has been prepared by the contest committee.
As you know, one of the types of agate local bone is most sought after by collectors stone today different types of agate of Fire Opal, where rocks that can only be found in the village Cinnong, District Sibulue, Bone, claims the craftsmen and collectors of stone, prestige and quality that is almost equal to the country of origin of stone Fire Opal Mexico.
Kinds of precious stones are often won contests origin agate national level, have a clear reddish color characteristics, and having a good quality. So that not a few of the stone craftsmen in stone Bone sell this type of price is quite fantastic.
Editor: Enal Shaenal
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