Agate is rich in color. If divided by color, there are red, blue, purple, green, black, white and colorful agates, among which red agate is the top grade and colorful agate is a unique and rare variety. For more information, see the following:
1, red agate:
Among the red agates, there are East Red Agate and West Red Agate. The former refers to the red agate formed by natural iron-containing agate after heating treatment, also known as "burning red agate", including bright red and orange red. An East Red Agate, named after it came from Japan in its early years. The latter refers to natural red agate, including dark red agate and bright red agate. Agate unearthed in ancient China belongs to West Red Agate, which comes from the West, hence the name.
Red agate, ancient red jade. Red agate is the top grade among all kinds of agates, so there is a saying in Gegu Yaolun that "agate is poor without red for life". Agate is a common silica mineral, which is basically timely, and many properties are the same as timely. The rain flower stones we are familiar with are actually red agates.
2. Blue agate:
Blue agate refers to blue or blue and white agate. The high-quality person is dark blue, and the second person is light. Blue and white flowers are also beautiful. When they have pinstripe structure, they belong to the variety of silk-wrapped agate. Blue agate, also known as chalcedony, is an aphanitic timely gem, and its composition is close to that of blue chalcedony. The difference is that the blue agate has natural lines similar to those of Persian Vanana agate, which is very beautiful.
Agate stone is wet soil in the whole five elements, and blue agate is the main water, which is the throat wheel of the seven main wheels of the human body. It is suitable for some industries that need to use conversation and voice. For example, teachers and salesmen.
3. Purple agate:
Purple agate is agate stone, red is expensive and purple is rare. Most of them are single purple, and the quality is as bright as amethyst. The second is light or not bright enough, commonly known as "boring".
Pale pink chalcedony is rare, which makes you feel unspeakable. Purple chalcedony is romantic and bright in color, and it is a gem that frequently appears in the market in recent years. Different shades of purple are very pleasing to the eye and rare. It acts a bit like amethyst because it also emits purple light.
4. Green agate:
The English name of green agate is green anate, a light green emerald agate. Natural green agate is mostly impure green, dark green and brownish green. The brightly colored green agate is mostly the product of artificial dyeing or the wrong name of chrysoprase.
Green agate is not found in nature. Almost all the green agates in the Chinese jewelry market are artificially colored, and the colors are thick green, and some are like jadeite, but experienced people can easily distinguish them from jadeite. Green agate is "thin" in color and green and crisp in texture; Emerald color "vigorous", texture emerald, tough.
Bibi's Oracle Bone Inscriptions revealed his secret. The "Wang" on the top left of Bibi is a multi-branched shrub, much like "Jing" and "Chu". The "white" on the upper right is a sun with a central point, indicating that it shines. The "stone" below is divided into "factory" and "mouth" and buried under a steep cliff.
The theory of "green agate" provides a new theory for the study of the material of Heshibi, but green agate is a rare species in nature. It is said that among the three artifacts of the Japanese royal family, "Eight-foot Qionggou Jade" is green agate, and now it has been destroyed in the war with "Tiancong Yun Jian", leaving only three royal keepsakes in the palace, namely "Eight Mirrors".
5, black agate:
Black agate is generally transparent to opaque, with refractive index of about 1.54, specific gravity of 2.60, hardness of 7, glass luster, and cracked shells. The greatest artistic feature of black agate is the beautiful patterns of concentric ring, layered, corrugated, filiform and grasslike branches. The colors of its patterns are varied, such as white, gray, black agate, tan, black and so on. Because black agate has natural pores, it can also be dyed into red, blue, green, yellow, brown, purple and other colors.
Black agate jewelry is gray when it is very pure, red, black, blue and green when it contains various pigment ions, and has a deep or shallow ring structure. These are in different colors (red, blue, purple, green, black, white, etc.). ). If it is black and white, it is called black agate. Those with red and white stripes are called silk-wrapped black agates. If the black belt in the black agate is very wide, it can be cut and processed into black agate beads, and it is inevitable that there will be very thin leucorrhea to be seen in the sun. Therefore, it is normal to see white pinstripes in black agate beads.
Usually worn on the left hand, the black agate bracelet can follow the direction of the cosmic cycle, input energy into the human body, and block bad energy, thus achieving the effect of protection and enhancement. However, all black gems can absorb negative energy. When adjusting the body energy, the left hand can be matched with gems of other colors, and the right hand can wear an obsidian bracelet. Remember, take it off when you sleep, and it is best to rinse it with tap water first to achieve the first purification. Wear it on your left hand unless you have nightmares. If you feel unwell, you can wear another color crystal on your left hand and obsidian hand beads on your right hand, so as to strengthen the purification of your body and let negative energy be absorbed by black agate hand beads as soon as possible.
6, white agate:
White agate is a white tone or five-color agate. Among them, a kind of so-called white agate produced in northeast Liaoning actually belongs to white chalcedony, which is mostly used to make beads, and then artificially colored as blue, green and black. This kind of white agate is also a large piece of raw material for jade, and it is dyed well in the local area for use. However, nature also produces some white agates, which are generally unpopular because of their incorrect colors, especially those that are gray-white, but they can also be used to make some cheap and low-grade tourism products or souvenirs.
7. colored agate
Colorful agate is a rare variety of agate stone, which is produced in Xiping Town, Songyang County, Zhejiang Province. Colorful agate is deeply concerned and loved by jade lovers because of its clear texture, bright colors and rich and peculiar patterns. The variety of colored agate in Songyang is very rich and has high ornamental value. In particular, its rich and gorgeous patterns, concrete, abstract, pictographic or spiritual, are like beautiful natural pictures. This is incomparable to other varieties of agate, which is very precious.
It is rich in inclusions, and the patterns and colors of the inclusions are very bright, which is very rare among other agates that have been found. The inclusion of colorful agate in Songyang is complete in shape, and its own shape and color are maintained in agate colloid, unlike other agates which are integrated with each other. Songyang colored agate colloid with good texture is transparent and glassy, and the shape and color of the internal contents are very clear.
Features:
A inclusions in Songyang agate are particularly rich, accounting for a large proportion in agate body, and even constitute the main part of agate. Ordinary agate does not contain much, and the proportion is very low. This kind of agate has not been found in China, and there are similar agates in Oregon, New Mexico, USA.
B Songyang agate is rich in color and very gorgeous. Ordinary agate generally has only three colors, and a few have five or six colors. Songyang agate has almost all kinds of colors in nature, including red, yellow, blue, green, black, white and their changing colors, which are particularly bright, eye-catching and beautiful. This is what ordinary agate does not have, and it is also a rare place for Songyang agate, and the name of colorful agate has changed accordingly.
C the patterns of Songyang agate are particularly diverse and beautiful. There are two kinds of agate patterns in general. The main pattern is layered concentric stripes or parallel stripes and their variants produced in the process of agate formation, which is a typical agate pattern. The other is that agate inclusions account for a small proportion in agate bodies, and the overall pattern is relatively simple. Because of the patterns formed by inclusions in Songyang agate, such as branches, moss patterns, landscape patterns and so on. The inclusion in common agate accounts for a small proportion in agate body, and the overall pattern is relatively single. Songyang agate has a large proportion of inclusions and maintains its own shape and color, so the patterns are ever-changing and very rich. It can be said that the patterns of ordinary agate are characterized by structural patterns, which are generally similar, while the patterns of Songyang agate are characterized by the shape of inclusions, which are ever-changing and colorful.
8. Other colors of agate: In addition to the above agate, other colors of agate can be named according to different colors.