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Agate, Botryoidal
- Geological - Botryoidal simply means, shaped like a bunch of grapes.
(From Greek botruoeids : botrus, bunch of grapes + -oeids, -oid.)
Agate is variety of Chalcedony formed from layers of quartz. Various colors and shades. When it is concentrically banded (often wild patterns) it is called by the subvariety name Agate. When it is in flat layers/bands it is called by the subvariety name Onyx. (Note: Many non-banded forms of chalcedony - i.e. Moss agate - are often erroneously called 'agates'. True agate is concentrically banded. Mottled and included chalcedonies are more properly called simply 'chalcedony.' Agatized wood is the name given to fossil wood where the replacement of the wood is by chalcedony, but the banding in this case is due to the wood structure, and the material is chalcedony, not true agate.) Hardness of 6.5-7.
- Origin - (much rarer with botryoidal surface); Africa, Asia, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, China, and the USA.
- Mystic Lore - Regarded as a stabilizing and strengthening influence. Composure and maturity. Good for eyes, stomach, intestines, blood vessels and skin.
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