What is agate stone?
For those of you who wonder what an agate stone really is, we will now try to help you and make you a little smarter about agate.
An agate is what you call a semi-precious stone and agate is actually a type designation for what is called a microcrystalline, banded quartz, which agate is. - Good thing we can just call it an agate ;-)
An agate is a stone that is made up of many thousands of layers and therefore also comes in many different colours.
A little bonus info, there are some agate stones where the layers are so fine and thin that you can see the stone refracting the light in spectral colours. These agates are called rainbow agate.
But more about how agates are formed and what types there are, further down in the post ;-)
Now I mentioned spectral colors and you may now be thinking - well, what color is agate then? - They do not have a specific color, but come in many different color variations, each of which has specific variety names and for your sake we list them here:
- Red-white agates are called sardonyx
- Black and white agates are called onyx
- Green agates are called jasper
There are also combinations of the different variants.
- Black-red agates are called carnelian-onyx
- Black-brown agates are called sard-onyx
Agates are typically used as gemstones, but can also be used to carve gems and cameos and to make mortars that most food lovers have in their kitchen :-D
Bonus info:
Did you know that there can be up to 1000 layers per cm. - YES, it was per cm.
How is agate stone formed and where is agate found?
Just as freshwater pearls must go through a formation process, so must agates. The process starts in a cavity in a rock. These cavities are found especially in solidified lava, where trapped gas has created these cavities, which over time are filled with mineral water that deposits fine colorful layers of chalcedony and opal. This process is the starting point for the formation of a beautiful agate stone.
The process continues over a long period, with water containing dissolved chalcedony and opal filling up the cavities and depositing layer upon layer of these minerals as quartz. When enough time has passed, the most beautiful agate stone appears in all the colors of the world.
You may experience that there is a cavity in an agate stone, which is quite common. These cavities in the agate can be filled with the finest quartz crystals or Amethysts inside. These agate stones, which have a cavity in the center of the stone, are called Geodes. If the cavity is filled, the stone is called an almond.
What properties does agate stone have?
The properties of agate are many and are often divided up, depending on which type of agate is being talked about. There are several different types and we will therefore list the different types and their properties below.
The agate is the symbol of self-confidence, strength, intelligence and eloquence and these qualities are found in all agate types.
Since the agate stone was first found in the Achates river, which today is called Dirillo, in southern Sicily, the agate stone has gained great importance for people, precisely because of the many properties the stone has. If you wear an agate stone, you will be able to think quickly and clearly. If you are into meditation, you can choose to meditate on the agate. You will find over time that you will get better at expressing yourself and will therefore also find that you will have an easier time winning the attention and respect of others.
The agate has always been a popular protective amulet and piece of jewelry because it enables the wearer to gain great strength through the stone's properties.
Below are the different agate types and their properties and messages.
Lace Agate:
Strengthens self-respect and self-esteem. It has a revitalizing effect and its energy helps to loosen blockages that hold you back and thus gives you clarity when decisions have to be made. It helps to enable one to adapt and explore oneself and one's surroundings.
It can have a calming and calming effect and enables you to de-stress and shut out the world.
Botswana agate:
Strengthens your self-respect, determination and sense of self-worth. It has a physically constant and unobstructed energy that helps to strengthen your ground connection. Therefore, it is also a good support in everyday life because it helps to dissolve internal blockages and challenges.
It also has a positive sexual/sensual energy which helps loosen up one's self-esteem and thus allows one to feel and feel oneself and others.
Leopard Agate:
Strengthens one's self-development process through a strong grounding that gives you clarity, determination, action and an overview that helps to enable you to do away with old habits and patterns that can hold you back.
Moss Agate:
It helps calm the restlessness of one's mind and helps to give you the feeling of grounding. This also means that it is a good partner against nervousness and nervous disorders such as eating disorders.
In addition, it supports the will and promotes one's vitality. It gives courage, promotes your eloquence and helps to heal your heart.
Has a balancing effect and is therefore good against allergies, hair loss, blood sugar, diabetes and kidney disorders.
Blue Agate:
Strengthens one's self-respect and protects as well as gives strength. In addition, it gives courage and power to overcome one's insecurities.
Green agate:
Its energy is very powerful and therefore it also works with heavy subjects such as grief and pain. It helps you see love and gives you back your confidence.
Good for tension in the back.
White agate:
Helps you find yourself back and lets you live life as you are. It helps to free you from other people's expectations and pressure. It allows you to find out who you are and what you want in life.
Good for energy strengthening and cleansing.
Fire Agate:
You will experience renewed vitality which makes you stronger and more alive. The stone is the opposite of despondency, so when you are tired, worn out, depressed, lost and stuck, you will experience that the renewed life force, together with you, will process the hopelessness.
The stone's message is that one must let go of all one's burdens and use one's fighting spirit and impact to achieve transformation.
Purple Agate:
Strengthens self-respect and helps with greater self-confidence. In addition, you will find that it gives you courage and power to overcome your insecurities, while at the same time it makes you relax within yourself.
Good for tension in arms and shoulders.
Pink agate:
Working with our own self-respect and strength. In contrast to the black agate, the pink agate works with the feminine energy, it is gentle and gentle in its energy and is therefore perfect for people who put a lot of pressure on themselves with high expectations and stress.
In addition, it is good for heartaches and problems.
Black Agate:
Strengthens our masculine energy, gives inspiration and benefits our power of action.
The black agate has one message and that is: Get started - what are you waiting for - go and get started. If you wear it, you will feel how it will constantly push you forward towards your dreams.
Where in the world are these agate stones found? - Quite a lot of places actually. Put on your glasses because here is the list of the countries where agate is mined:
Germany, France, England, USA, Brazil, Australia, Iceland, Russia, Scotland, Austria, Czech Republic, Argentina, Uruguay, New Zealand, South Africa, Botswana, Mexico, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Mongolia, Tanzania, Namibia , Morocco, Madagascar.