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Agate
アゲート(瑪瑙)
Mohs hardness
6.5–7
Mineral group
Chalcedony
Color
Banded
MEANING
Harmony, stability & bonds
LORE & HISTORY
A banded form of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz). Carved into ornaments, amulets and vessels since antiquity, with colors and bands varying by locality.
Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data