Agate can be divided into chalcedony and agate. The original stone with uncomplicated color is called chalcedony, and the original stone with straight and parallel stripes is called striped agate (cut agate). According to the color of the original stone, there are silk-wrapped agate, deep red agate, big red agate, grass agate with different green degrees, deep red agate and often accompanied by black red and black red agate, and so on.
Agate is regarded as a gem or handicraft because of its rich color and aesthetic feeling. It can also be used to make bearings of precision instruments, agate bodies, agate mortar and other industrial supplies.