| The agate jewelry is beautiful, affordable and | | | | variegated form of chalcedony. Agate occurs in a |
| irresistible. Agate is the stone everyone should | | | | wide array of colors, the most common is blue |
| have for protection. It is believed to attract | | | | and green. It occurs in nodular masses in rocks |
| strength and offer protection from bad dreams, | | | | such as volcanic lavas. When split open, they |
| stress and the draining of energy. | | | | reveal an amazing variety of colors and patterns. |
| The agate is believed to have healing properties. | | | | This banding is what distinguishes agate from |
| It is used for stomach upsets. Place the agate on | | | | other types of chalcedony (the compact |
| the solar plexus. The agate can't change | | | | microcrystalline variety of quartz). |
| emotions, but helps to change our level of | | | | The agate is one of the oldest stones in recorded |
| acceptance of the emotion. Such as when you | | | | history and had been used in jewelry since Biblical |
| are very sad the agate will let you know that this | | | | Babylonian times. Probably the most famous place |
| will pass and help you get on to another and | | | | that agate is mined is Idar-Oberstein in Germany |
| better day. This is why the Agate is considered | | | | where it has been collected since 1548. Other |
| so powerful as it gives us the strength to carry | | | | locations to find agate are Uruguay, Brazil, United |
| on. Always carry an agate when you have to | | | | States, Mexico, Madagascar, Italy, Egypt, India, |
| make an important decision. | | | | China, Scotland. |
| Agates are semi precious gemstones that are | | | | |