Agate - Agate consists of silicon dioxide which was sedimented in antique times to form gorgeous flowing bands of separate texture and colours. There are always many layers and bands of differing materials in all sorts of designs and colours - in quartz, chalcedony, jasper, or iron oxides - production agate one of the most thoughprovoking gemstones for lapidary. Agates of all kinds have been favorite in talismans over the centuries. gorgeous specimens of concentric rings are found at Winona, Minnesota. Heating agate artificially produces even more spectacular agates. There are many separate kinds of Agates: Moss Agates or Seaweed Agates, Agatized Coral, Crazy-lace Agate, Plume Agate or Scenic Agate, Tree Agates, Onyx Agate, Eye Agate and Rainbow or Iris Agate with its many colours.
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Jewellery: favorite Gemstones - Agate to Emerald
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