Description
A chance discovery by a prospector turned up substantial deposits of variously coloured agates in a nearby massif which turned out to be of gem quality. Most are exported off-world for both expensive fashion items and also for industrial uses – apparently they make excellent focussing crystals for laser weapons. A very small proportion remain on the planet to be incorporated into custom jewellery for the very well-heeled, and sold through the jewellery store. Few can afford such luxuries, but many covert them – hence the store’s very solid security door.
