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Agate is a banded form of finely-grained, microcrystalline Quartz. The lovely color patterns and banding make this translucent gemstone very unique. Agates can have many distinctive styles and patterns, but each Agate is unique in its own habit, with no two Agates being the same. Moss Agate is technically not a true Agate as it lacks the banding patterns of Agate. 2  Onyx-Type of Chalcedony gemstone whose meaning can have several connotations. 3  Its most practical gemstone definition describes a solid black Chalcedony, or a banded or layered black and white Chalcedony.
Agates appearance is waxy and soft usually banded, sometimes translucent with small crystals in various sizes. Agate is often sold as artificially coloured slices that have no extra therapeutic properties. Agates come in many colours: Clear, Milky white, Grey, Blue, Green, Pink and Brown. Some Agates have also created an identity of their own, Blue Lace Agate, Moss Agate, Dendritic Agate, Fire Agate and Botswana Agate. This has occurred because these agates have specialised healing abilities, so they have been separated in this directory.