Agate Group
Black Agate - Prosperity, Good Fortune, Courage
Blue (Dyed) Agate - Love, Wealth, Abundance
Banded Agate - Healing, Balance, Luck
Blue Lace Agate - Opportunities Abound, Calm, Divine Guidance
Brown (Natural) Agate - Open Heart, Nature, Earth Spirits
Burnt Fire Agate - Passion, Creativity, 'Eternal youth'
Carnelian - Creative, Fertile, Courageous
Crazy Lace Agate - Happiness, Energising, Laughter stone
Flower Agate - Personal Growth, Femininity, Blossoming Potential
Green (Dyed) Agate - Environmental, Nature, Clear Thoughts
Moss Agate - Nature, Grounding, Midwifery
Orca Agate - Family connection, Yin-yang, Deep Emotions
Pink (Dyed) Agate - Love, Intuition, Inner Peace
Purple (Dyed) Agate - Self Care, Grounded, Happiness
Red Moss Agate - Abundance, Creativity, Stability
Tree Agate - Abundance In Business, Inner Peace
Zebra Agate -
Agate is a soothing stone that promotes tranquility and eases inner anger and fear. It stabilizes our emotions and brings us back down to earth if we are feeling overwhelmed. Keeping us grounded, it instils balance and harmony to our mind, body and spirit while connecting us to Mother Earth. It also has a gentle protective energy.
There are a number of different types and colours of agate stones and as well as having the healing properties of agate, they also have their own unique healing powers depending on the type of agate it is.
History
Agate was named after the Achates river off Sicily, where its waters were an ancient abundant source of this stone. It was first discovered between 20,000 - 16,000 BC. Although, some of the agate found in Australia is 2.7billion-3.5billion years old. It was used by many different ancient cultures. Some Persians believed it had the power to make storms disappear. The ornamental use of agate dates back to Ancient Greece in assorted jewellery and in the seal stones of Greek warriors. Romans thought it to be a sacred healing stone and that it could even protect you from snake venom if you ingested agate infused water.
Geology
Agate is a common rock formation, consisting of chalcedony and quartz as its primary components. Agates are primarily formed within voids in volcanic and metamorphic rocks. It is formed from layers of silica, which often gives agate its infamous banded effect.
It comes in a wide variety of natural colours, but is often enhanced with bright dyes or it can be heat treated. It is such a porous stone that dye takes really well to this gemstone.
