Pioneer Swirl Furnace Glass Pendant Copper Replacement Agate Some agates capture color

Some agates capture color

and hand fabrication rather than uniform production

Others capture pattern

Adding further character is a subtle lavender hue woven through portions of the agate—a gentle coloration that beautifully complements the silvery metallic luster of the hematite

Copper Replacement Agate Cabochon

Pioneer Swirl Furnace Glass Pendant Copper Replacement Agate Some agates capture colorThis pendant is made from Pioneer Swirl furnace glass, a historic byproduct of early Michigan industrial smelting operations. The swirling patterns are not decorative additionsthey are the result of molten industrial glass cooling under uncontrolled conditions during early furnace processes. As the material separated and solidified, it formed layered movement patterns that are highly variable and never exactly repeatable. Although commonly referred to