Thursday, September 11, 2025

Detroit Agate



fordite.com

In the 1940s and 50s, Detroit’s automotive factories produced excess paint overspray that built up on the tracks, skids, and walls of painting bays, creating thick, multicolored deposits that factory workers would periodically chip away and discard.This overspray has become one of the most sought-after materials in contemporary jewelry making: Fordite, also known as Detroit agate.



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