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1Agate — For other uses, see Agate (disambiguation). Agate Banded agate (agate like onyx); the specimen is 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide General Category …
2Agate Fossil Beds National Monument — Infobox protected area name = Agate Fossil Beds National Monument iucn category = III caption = locator x = 105 locator y = 63 location = Sioux County, Nebraska, USA nearest city = Harrison, Nebraska lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 24 lat seconds …
3agate — Chalcedony Chal*ced o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d [ o]*n[y^] or k[a^]l s[ e]*d[ o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies} ( n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw n Chalcedon, a town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc[ e]doine, OE.… …
4agate — /ˈægət / (say aguht) noun 1. a variegated variety of quartz (chalcedony) showing coloured bands or other markings (clouded, moss like, etc.). 2. Also, Colloquial, aggie. a child s playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of …
5Lake Superior agate — The Lake Superior agate is a type of agate stained by iron and found on the shores of Lake Superior. Its wide distribution and iron rich bands of color reflect the gemstone s geologic history in Minnesota. In 1969 the Lake Superior agate was… …
6Fire Agate — is a layered stone. The layers are small enough that light entering them forms interference colors known as fire . The gem is thought to be formed when hot water saturated with colloidal silica and iron oxide invades cavities in country rock and… …
7ruin agate — noun : a usually brown agate showing on a polished surface markings suggestive of ruined buildings * * * ruin agate or ruin marble noun Agate or marble with irregular markings like ruins • • • Main Entry: ↑ruin …
8ag´ate|like´ — ag|ate1 «AG iht», noun. 1. a kind of quartz with colored stripes, cloudy colors, or mosslike formations. 2. a marble used in games that looks like agate. 3. a piece of this quartz. 4. a burnisher, die plate, or other tool made of it. 5. U.S. a… …
9Eye agate — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …
10moss agate — noun agate with moss like dendritic markings …
