Agate
アゲート（瑪瑙）
Agate is a natural gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 6.5–7, and its traditional symbolic meaning is “Harmony, stability & bonds.”
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.
Same mineral group (Chalcedony)
※ Same mineral group means a shared crystal structure and composition (mineralogy).
Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data