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Blue agate is as expected, light blue. Moss agate is dark green, often with clear patches. Tree agate is green and white. Petrified wood is usually brown, white or red. Agate can crack and chip rather easily even though its hardness rating is 7. Petrified wood is fossilized wood that has had its organic matter replaced by agate.

The Agate Stone beads’ most noticeable properties overall are balancing yin/yang energy, courage, protection, healing, and calming. The metaphysical and healing properties of any specific type of Agate Semi Precious Stone depends to some extent on the color of the agate—from a Moss Agate Bead to a Botswana Agate Bead. But all agate gem stone beads have certain things in common. Agate Semi-precious Stones enhance creativity and strengthen the intellect, making them a beneficial stone for both students and artists. It is also known as a good luck stone. As a stone of harmony, one of the things Agate Stone Beads do is balance yin/yang energy.

Agate Semi Precious Stones increase energy. However, because it is a grounding stone, it does not increase energy at all times, but rather it enables bursts of energy as needed. In this way, agate—from Blue Ice Agate and Moss Agate to Botswana Agate and Golden Agate—is a conservation stone, and enhances longevity.
Aventurine is one of the most precious stone on the earth, and we can use it to make great jewellery to decorate our colorful life. Shopping guide: Aventurine is a very charming inexpensive stone. It's claim to fame is having inclusions that look like sparkles. This is an easy identifying factor often called aventurescence. There was a custom of assigning various Masculine and Feminine Saints with a particular gem for use in talismans. The name Andrew or Andre (i.e. patron Saint Andrew) is associated with Aventurine. Healing ability: Avanturine is said to increase libido. Releases fear and anxiety. Green aventurine strengthens one's blood and muscle tissues.

Mystical power: Aventurine is said to increase confidence, and gratitude, promotes emotional tranquility and positive attitudes. Aventurine is a wonderful stone to use daily, especially during meditation and prayer.

Deposits: Aventurine is found in Brazil, India, China, Japan, Russia, Tanzania, and USA. Extensive beds in mica schist occur in the Russian Ural Mountains. Green aventurine, colored by a chrome mica, has been found in the state of Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras), India, China, and in Rutland (Vermont).
Aventurine is one of the precious stone on the earth, and we use it to make great jewellery as decoration.
Color: Aventurine is a soft green semi-translucent to mostly opaque stone with mica flecks. Aventurine also comes in silvery, yellow, reddish brown, greenish-brown, bluish green and orange. It contains inclusions of small crystals that reflect light and give a range of colors - depending on the nature of the inclusion.

Description: Aventurine is composed of two gem minerals, one is a plagioclase feldspar and the other is quartz . Both have a sparkling reflection from oriented minute inclusions of mica or hematite, which cause a slight metallic iridescence. The name's origin: Aventurine derives its name from Italian - per avventura - by chance. Wedding anniversary: Aventurine is the anniversary gemstone for the 8th year of marriage.

Care and treatment: Translucent aventurine often fades in the sun, therefore the aventurine jewelry is better kept in the dark place. From the stone history: For many centuries aventurine is used for jewelry, candelabra, girandoles, pipes, vases and bowls (sometimes very large), and for other ornamental objects. Unique ancient vase made of bright aventurine is displayed in Hermitage, art museum in St. Petersburg (Russia).

Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst and protect against fever. Persian magicians used agate to divert storms. A famous collection of two to four thousand agate bowls which was accumulated by Mithridates, king of Pontus, shows the enthusiasm with which agate was regarded. Agate bowls were also popular in the Byzantine Empire. Collecting agate bowls became common among European royalty during the Renaissance and many museums in Europe, including the Louvre, have spectacular examples.

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