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Agate: Mineral Profile, Formation, and Banding Explained

by Laura Konst

Agate is a banded variety of Chalcedony formed through layered silica deposition within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. This Mineral Vault guide explores how Agate forms, what causes its distinctive banding and colour variations, its physical properties, global localities, and historical use.

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