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This beautiful Thick Agate Slice is from Madagascar and is polished on one side. This piece weighs 184g and measures 11.5cm x 3cm x 2.5cm.
Agate stones are banded in stripes or layers and part of the Chalcedony family. It’s the most popular and most varied Chalcedony. Because of that variety, Agate stone has proven consistently popular over the centuries, both for its potential healing and spiritual value, as much as its distinctive beauty.
Often smooth and cool to the touch, tumbled stones, the mix of smooth and coloured surfaces with smaller, more distinctive glinting quartz-like material has only added to the mystical properties of Agate.
In its natural form, Agate stone is easily one of the most distinctive kinds of mineral you might encounter. That’s because a broken rock or geode, clean cut to display the Agate stone material within, is very evocative.
You can imagine how, in the eyes of the ancient world, the idea of an ordinary looking rock concealing such brilliant flashes of color, cool and smooth to the touch, seemed to be mysterious and even like unearthing a great and magical secret.
Known as the stabilizer, Agate is the stone to call on for support when you need stability and grounding in your life. Along with its supportive energy, the Agate stone has been long admired for its incredible beauty. Agate has a dreamy quality with 'signature bands made up of mineral deposits layered in a perfectly circular symmetry around its circumference. A combination of igneous rock with silica deposits found in groundwater, the otherworldly bands give this semi-precious stone its trademark appearance. What gives the Agate stone its incredibly powerful grounding abilities is its availability in different colours, including a palette of white, purple, black, gray, yellow, pink, red, and brown.
Agate belongs to the quartz family, which makes it a popular crystal for healing, especially due to its composition of silicon dioxide, a mineral that is also found in the human body. The variety of chalcedony bands also help enhance your feelings of stability, which can be incredibly balancing if you’re caught in a cycle of worry and overthinking. It works by connecting you with the gentle vibrations of the Earth, making it a gentle stone with a light, diffused energy. This is why many beginners start with Agate stone in their first collection. With mellow vibrations and a steady rhythm, Agate can bring you a sense of peace and support when you feel scattered or overwhelmed by modern life.
Compared to other gemstones in the mineral kingdom, Agate properties radiate a lower, more gentle frequency, which makes them an ideal piece for someone looking to slow down and get centered. Agate’s soothing and stress-relieving properties help you connect with the energy of the Earth by bringing harmony to your mind, body, and spirit. When you feel unbalanced, Agate healing properties have soft vibrations that can recalibrate and realign you.