Agate Gemstone

gate is the name given to a wide selection of varieties of chalcedony, a form of quartz which is cryptocrystalline. The names for chalcedony and agate are somewhat interchangeable, although the term agate is usually used to describe the banded varieties of chalcedony. Many agates are naturally colored, others are stained for decorative effect.

Varieties and Colors
Agate can be many different colors, and because its banding is so variable, different types of it have been given many different descriptive names. It is often used to make quite large decorative items. Some names include moss agate and picture agate. Many types of organic material have been fossilized by agate, where the organic material has been replaced slowly over a long period of time, so that the original structure of the original item is retained. Fossilized or petrified wood is an attractive form of agate.

Agate Gemstone Healing
This is THE stone everyone should have for protection. This group of stones are variegated chalcedony. (see also moss agate, eye agate) The agate is one of the oldest stones in recorded history.

Agates attract strength. Agate is a protection from bad dreams. It also protects from stress and energy drains. Agates have been used in jewelry since Biblical Babylonian times. They were used to ward off storms. They were prized gems in antiquity. The agates with banded colors were placed at the head of a sleeper to give rich and varied dreams. Agates have been thought to be good to harden the gums.

Healing properties of agate The agate can't change emotions, but helps to change our level of acceptance of the emotion. Such as when you are very sad the agate will let you know that this will pass and help you get on to another and better day. This is why the Agate is considered so powerful as it gives us the strength to carry on. Carry an agate when you have to make an important decision.

DISCLAIMER... Information regarding the healing properties of gemstones has been compiled from various sources - legend, lore and factual. No claims have been made about the suitability of any of the stones for healing or curing diseases.