Mexican Crazy Lace Agate Slab Slice

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Can you tell why they call this stone Crazy Lace? Wondering how those colored striking bands that sometimes even resemble the dendrites of a tree, are formed? Agate a chemical composition is Silicon Dioxide, SIO2. It is a fossil stone and is formed when gas bubbles trapped in solidifying lava are filled with alkali and silica water.

A wonderful work of art from Mother Nature herself! Fun to look at at every way you turn it, you see something else, time and again! This is a wonderful stone. All natural, no holes drilled in this one.

All the dimensions quoted above are ESTIMATES due to the irregularities of natural stones. We gauge as close as possible.

Its durability and property of being easy to fashion made early man use it in both practical and ornamental forms. Agate was crafted into weapons [axes] and stoneware [bowls], even furniture and of course jewelry. In fact collecting agate was a fashion among European royalty during the Renaissance period and museums across Europe exhibit some fine pieces. Due to its highly decorative and striking colors, it was used in 'Commesso'- a Florentine mosaic which is a technique of making pictures with wafer-thin, cut-to-shape pieces of colorful iridescent semiprecious stones. Commesso was an art form of 16th century Florence.Agate's natural colors are enhanced by polishing.

Agate has strong Metaphysical properties. It is known to combat stress and alleviate worry. These stones are strongly believed to have protective, stabilizing and comforting properties. Legend and ancient superstition has it that wearing agate made a person agreeable, happy, cautious yet brave. Ancient cultures used it as a talisman as it was believed to bestow on the wearer, protection against all dangers. It is also believed to have a major significance in pagan cultures and Hindu astrology. Persian magicians used agate to avert storms. White agate was apparently a cure for insomnia and guaranteed pleasant dreams. So with its spectacular colors and forms, wide distribution and strong metaphysical properties, agate receives universal acclaim. Its also a good gardening stone!

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