Description
Location: China
Weight: 2.2 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.8 Inches Long, 1.4 Inches Wide, 1.1 Inches Thick
The item pictured is the one you will receive.
Agate refers to many types of banded Chalcedony, a Quartz mineral known for its striking appearance. Its name originates from the Achates River in Sicily, the site of its first discovery. Typically layered in bands or stripes, Agate can feature unique "eye" patterns, colorful specks, fossilized inclusions, or sometimes appear as a solid stone. Often called the earth’s rainbow, Agate displays concentric bands in almost every color nature can create—even clear, allowing you to bring a piece of natural beauty and timeless elegance into your collection.
Agate has a colorful history, popping up alongside Neolithic relics as a favored healing charm and decorative gem all the way back to Babylon. Its healing reputation journeyed through the ancient worlds of Greece and Egypt, spreading out across Africa, the Middle East, and into Russia. This vibrant stone even kicked off a sparkling stone-cutting and polishing craze in Germany that boomed from the 15th to the 19th century—and it’s still shining strong today!