Culled from paint deposits in old car factories, these may look like exotic gemstones, but their colors reflect years of layering and hundreds to thousands of assembly-line stops. They are frequently referred to as Detroit Agate, or simply: Fordite. Workers at the time, and urban explorers in later years, grew fascinated and started chipping off … Continue reading Detroit Agate: Auto Factory Paints Accidentally Form ‘Fordite’