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Flower Agate: Madagascar Grew These Flowers Over Millions of Years and Nobody Painted a Single One

by Laura Konst
Flower Agate became widely available only from 2018, when material from a single Madagascan locality reached international buyers. Its petal-like patterns are not surface markings but three-dimensional chalcedony structures grown from silica gel inside volcanic cavities. This guide covers the formation science, the inclusion structure, and how it sits within the broader Chalcedony family.