Colourful Polished Agate Stone
A beautiful agate stone with exceptional colour and markings, carefully chosen for our collection of rocks and minerals.
Although agate is well known for its wide variety of colours, it commonly occurs in black, white and grey. These stones are often dyed to make them more appealing.
The colour of this stone, which comes from Mexico, is natural.
Having been finely polished, it exhibits a vitreous lustre. Stones with this type of lustre reflect light in a similar way to glass.
Although geologists have a pretty good understanding of how agate forms, many questions remain unanswered.
Agate is a relatively hard mineral which makes it quite easy to work with. It's popular with collectors and is widely used for its metaphysical healing properties.
This gorgeous agate stone has a smooth, silky texture, which makes it incredibly tactile.
