1.9" Polished Cut Agate Geode Crystal Quarts Chalcedony Mineral Specimen

Location: Brazil Weight: 2.1 Ounces Dimensions: 1.9 Inches Long, 1.7 Inches Wide, 0.8 Inches Thick  The item pictured is the one you will receive.   Agate is the name given to numerous varieties of banded Chalcedony, a mineral of the Quartz family. Its name comes from the Achates River in Sicily, where Agates were first found. Usually banded in layers, or stripes, some varieties have "eye" markings or specks of color, some have fossilized inclusions, and others are solid. Called the Earth rainbow, the concentric bands of Agate form in nearly every color the earth can produce, including a colorless form. Historically, Agate has been discovered alongside the artifacts of Neolithic people and was used as a healing amulet and ornamentation, dating back to Babylon. Its medicinal uses continued through the ancient Greek and Egyptian civilizations and spread throughout Africa and the Middle East into Russia. Agate sparked a world-renowned stone-cutting and polishing industry in Germany, which flourished from the 15th to the 19th century and continues to exist today.