This is THE stone everyone should have for protection. This group of stones are variegated chalcedony. (see also moss agate, eye agate) The agate is one of the oldest stones in recorded history. Agates attract strength. Agate is a protection from bad dreams. It also protects from stress and energy drains. Agates have been used in jewelry since Biblical Babylonian times. They were used to ward off storms. They were prized gems in antiquity. The agates with banded colors were placed at the head of a sleeper to give rich and varied dreams. Agates have been thought to be good to harden the gums.
Agate is used for stomach upsets. Place the agate on the solar plexus. The agate can't change emotions, but helps to change our level of acceptance of the emotion. Such as when you are very sad the agate will let you know that this will pass and help you get on to another and better day. This is why the Agate is considered so powerful as it gives us the strength to carry on. Carry an agate when you have to make an important decision. [5]
Agate Treatments Much agate is dyed to give strong and commercially acceptable colours. The material is sawn and shaped before dyeing. Immersion in a hot sugar solution followed by immersion in concentrated sulphuric acid and heating gives black; a blue colour, once called Swiss lapis, is produced by immersion in potassium ferrocyanide and subsequent warming in a solution of ferrous sulphate to give a precipitate of Berlin blue. Chromium alum or potassium dichromate may be used to give green or bluish green, and nickel compounds give a brighter, apple green. Impregnation with iron compounds and heating may give reddish brown and red colours. Yellow to greenish yellow is obtained by heating dry agate that has been treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid. [37]
Varietāte | Aprikožu ahāts[2], Asinssarkanais ahāts[2], Baltais ahāts[2], Botsvanas ahāts[2], Brūnais ahāts[2], Čūskādas ahāts[2], Gaišzils ahāts[2], Koku ahāts[2], Krāsains ahāts[2], Melnais ahāts[2], Onikss[2], Plankumainais ahāts[2], Rozā ahāts[2], Sūnu ahāts[2], Svītrainais ahāts[2], Turitella ahāts[2], Ūdens ahāts[2], Ugunīgais ahāts[2], Zaļais ahāts[2], Zilais ahāts[2], Zilais mežģīņu ahāts[2] |
Krāsa | Gaiši zila[2], Zaļa[37], Sarkana[37][2], Sarkanīga[37], Pelēka[2], Oranža[2], Melna[2], Dzeltena[37], Brūna[37], Balta[37][2], Zilgani balta[37] |
Svītra | Balta[2] |
Caur | Necaurspīdīgs[37], Puscaurspīdīgs[37], Vāji caurspīdīgs[2] |
Spī | Vaska[2][58][37] |
Cietība | 6,5 - 7[58][37], 7[4] |
Čakra | Visas čakras atkarība no krāsas[7][4][58] |
Vibrā | 7[4], 1[3] |
Stihija | Ēters[7], Ūdens[7], Zeme[7] |
Zodi | Mežāzis (Capricorn)[5], Svari (Libra)[5], Jaunava (Virgo)[5], Dvīņi (Gemini)[7][4][5][56], Vērsis (Taurus)[7][5][56] |
Planē | Mēness[7][5][56], Merkurs[7][5][56], Saturns[7][56], Venēra[7][56] |
Enerģija | Aizsardzības[5], Dziedināšanas[5], Uzņēmīgā Iņ (uzņem enerģiju)[7][58] |
Kaites | Zarnas[33], Zobi[33], Zobu sāpes[33], Vēdera sāpes[4][9], Veselība[33], Sirds[33], Reimatisms[4], Rīkle[58], Podagra[33], Potence[58], Nervu sistēma[33], Matu izkrišana[33], Limfātiskā sistēma[4], Klepus[33], Krampji[33], Kuņģis[33], Impotence[33], Galvassāpes[33], Gastrīts[4], Gremošana[4], Epilepsija[33], Drudzis[9], Dzemde[4], Bakteriālas infekcijas[58], Bronhīts[33], Brūces[33], Acis[4], Acu infekcijas[33], Ādas problēmas[4], Aizkuņģa dziedzeris[4], Asinsvadi[4][33], Astma[9], Ausu sāpes[33] |
Emo | Uztvere[4], Trauma[4], Skarbums[4], Pašaprūpe[33], Pašapziņa[4], Pašpārliecinātība[4], Patiesība[4], Publiskā runa[33], Nomierināšana[4], Meditācija[33], Mierināšana[4], Koncentrēšanās[4], Ceļojumu drošība[33], Drosme[4], Dusmas[4], Analītiskās spējas[4] |
Ga | Stabilizācija[4], Maģija[33], Līdzsvars[4], Iezemēšanās[4], Izaugsme[4], Harmonija[4], Gaišredzība[33], Apslēptā informācija[4], Attīrīšanās[4] |
Gada- | 12[5], 14[5] |
Ķīmiskā formula | SiO2, silīcija dioksīds[2] |
Blīvums (g/cm3) | 2,6[37][58] |
Atradnes | ASV[5][37], Brazīlija[56][2], Ēģipte[5], Indija[56][5], Itālija[56][5], Ķīna[5], Krievija-Urāli[56], Lielbritānija[5][37], Madagaskara[5], Maroka[4], Meksika[5], Peru[37], Urugvaja[56][5], Vācija[5] |