| Agate is an exquisitely elegant stone naturally | | | | carvings from. Much of the agate is generally in |
| formed within gas cavities that occurs when lava | | | | the color schemes of blue flowing into a whitish |
| solidifies. This precious stone is also known as | | | | gray tone. But there are many other colors of |
| chalcedony and has been a part of the artistic | | | | the agate that are distinguished by their specific |
| world for many centuries and used to make small | | | | colors and designs. The Carnelian agate is known |
| ornamental objects, jewelry, and sculptures. It is | | | | for its yellowish-orange and reddish tones but is |
| in Asia Minor that the name of chalcedony | | | | translucent in design. The Chrysocolla is of |
| originated, directly from the ancient Sea of | | | | intensified bluish-green or of a light blue color. The |
| Marmara and the town of Calcedon, which were | | | | translucent Chrysoprase is of a light to medium |
| the active trading center for numerous gems and | | | | yellowish-green tone. Agate has formations |
| economy depended on that. It was in this specific | | | | known as Bloodstone and the dark green Opaque. |
| region that agate was widely used with gold and | | | | The variety of Blue Lace Agate is translucent |
| other precious gems to make items such as | | | | lavender down to light blue but along with the |
| goblets, idols, carvings, inlay with Agate and used | | | | many variations in colors are the beliefs of |
| to craft other functional objects. | | | | mystique, prosperity and healing. |
| Agate is a varied colored precious stone that | | | | With a range of colors, variations in design and |
| ancient cultures regarded as an object, when | | | | trans-lucidness, it is no wonder that artisans for |
| worn to make for a more 'agreeable and | | | | centuries have been making sculptures in |
| persuasive person' along with being in 'God's favor'. | | | | miniature formations. These sculptures come in |
| In Germany during the mid 1800's, agates of | | | | every imaginable formation possible. Many |
| brown or black persuasion that had a white ring in | | | | historical agate sculptures were expressions of |
| the middle were believed to be to ward off the | | | | the cultural around the artists whom created |
| evil eye if kept upon on their bodies. The special | | | | these extraordinary pieces of beauty and |
| agate was the guardian spirit and precious stone | | | | elegance. Agate is a precious stone that is hard |
| cutters were busy with nothing else, but to cut | | | | enough to with stand the hands of time and still |
| agate for each person's protection. | | | | hold its elegant demur characteristics of the time |
| Since Agate is a 6.5 to a 7 on the scale of | | | | period the artistic natural form was created in. |
| hardness, it is a sturdy stone perfect to create | | | | |