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** STUNNING!!! GORGEOUS!!! **
BOTSWANA AGATE 925 SILVER NECKLACE
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Necklace Size: 17"-19" (adjustable)
Gemstone Width: 30 mm
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Agate is a fine-grained, fibrous variety of chalcedony with
coloured bands or irregular clouding. Each individual agate forms by
filling a cavity in host rock. It is found in concentric layers in a
wide variety of colours and textures in various colours, forms that range
from being transparent to opaque. It comprises of intricate patterns
varieties like: blue lace, green, Indian, Kentucky and moss. In the
earlier times, Agate was given high value as a talisman or amulet. It
was said to quench thirst and protect from fevers. It is believed that
Agate renders the wearer invisible and due to its strength and
durability, it is used for making ornaments or for astrological
purposes. Being a cooling stone, Agate is said to cure insomnia, protect
against danger, promote strength and healing and ensures a healthy life.
Agate: banded beauty
No gemstone is more creatively striped by Nature than agate, chalcedony
quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colours and
textures. Each individual agate forms by filling a cavity in host rock.
As a result, agate is often found as a round nodule, with concentric
bands like the rings of a tree trunk. The bands sometimes look like
eyes, fanciful scallops, or even a landscape with trees.
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.
The mining of agate in the Nahe River valley in Germany, which was
already documented in 1497, gave rise to the cutting-centre of
Idar-Oberstein. Originally, the river was used to power the
grinding-wheels. When the Nahe agate deposit had been exhausted, in the
nineteenth century, Idar-Oberstein's cutters started to develop the
agate deposits of Brazil, which sparked off exploration and the
discovery of Brazil's rich deposits of amethyst, citrine, tourmaline,
topaz, and other gemstones.
Although the small town of Idar-Oberstein is still known for the finest
agate carving in the world, it now imports a huge range of other gem
materials from around the world, which are then cut and carved in
Germany and Asia. Cameo master carvers and modern lapidaries flourish
along with rough-stone dealers who scour the world for the latest gem
discoveries for export. And this entire industry sprang from that taste
for agate bowls and ornaments during the Renaissance! Maybe agate is
also a powerful talisman for success in international trade! | |
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