Did you know?
The main deposits of agate in the world are located in Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Bahia and Uruguay.
About RED AGATE
3,000 years ago, agate was already used as a gem by the Egyptians. It is currently used in art objects, stones for jewelry and also in industry because of its toughness and resistance to acids. The most common colors are red, orange, brown, white, gray and blue-gray. But agate can be artificially colored. The procedure varies according to the desired color and is applied after the gem has been polished. The ancient Romans already knew the art of dyeing them.
Features
- Group: Chalcedony
- Mohs Hardness: 6.5 -7.
- Relative density: 2.60 - 2.64.
- Chemical composition: SIO2 (Silicon Oxide).
- Transparency: Translucent, opaque.
- Color: Variable, banded or layered.
- Fracture: Uneven.
Energy/Sign
- Energy: Protection and encouragement of courage. It corresponds to the Basic Chakra.
- Signs: Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius.