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agates
Agate ( AG-it) is the banded variety of chalcedony, which comes in a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The ornamental use of agate was common in Ancient Greece, in assorted jewelry and in the seal stones of Greek warriors, while bead necklaces with pierced and polished agate date back to the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus Valley civilisation.
At this point I'm in my early stages of rock sickness. I'm just looking for a 6" lapidary saw (3 oz. rocks, tops) to halve my carnelian agates with. When I'm in some prime creek/riverbeds I take some time to fish for rocks. I seem to have a pretty good eye for agates and jasper. I'm not wanting...