DRAGON VEIN AGATE: (also known as “Crab Agate” or “Fire Crackle Agate”) is created by heating agate until fractures appear, then enhancing the contrast of the cracks by filling with a permanent surface additive.

Agate is just one of the many varieties of Chalcedony Quartz. While the color green can occur naturally in banded Agates, the majority of the solid colored beads sold on the jewelry market are usually color enhanced. The names for Chalcedony and Agate are somewhat interchangeable, although the term Agate is usually used to describe the translucent, banded varieties of this mineral. This gemstone is specifically generated in eruptive rocks or in primeval lava zones and are found in the form of rounded nodules or geodes. When split or sliced, these show their banding to a good, sometimes startling effect. Agate is the oldest stone in recorded history and has been used in jewelry since Biblical Babylonian times. They were used to ward off storms and were prized gems in antiquity.

All Agates are considered protection stones. Green Agate, according to Feng Shui, is a benevolent and humanistic color. Like all color, it affects us even when we don't know it. In this stone, the spiritual power of green is said to combine with the properties of Agate. It is said that Green Agate corresponds to someone who is compassionate, generous, has good fortune and a keen sense of justice. It is also credited for encouraging those traits in others when worn.

*Information regarding gemstone lore has been compiled from various sources and is for entertainment purposes only. No claims or promises are expressed or implied.*