Title: Type 3 Fordite, aka Detroit Agate

Period: early- to mid-20th century

Origin: North America

Media: glass

Classification: debris

Provenance: Scarborough Gem & Mineral Club ‘Wonders of the Earth’ show

Accession number: 104.656.435




Fordite is the layered remnants of pre-electrostatic car painting. When car bodies were sprayed with automotive enamel, piles of excess colour spray paint collected on the floors and skids. Layers of different colours built up over time. When cut off in sections and polished, it creates trippy patterns in slabs and chunks.



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