The listing, New Multi-Color Agate & Sterling Necklace + possible earrings to match has ended.
This is another one of the 23" necklaces I made that is agate & sterling silver. It has such beautiful colors. This is a heavy necklace, so if you only like dainty little jewelry, please don't bid on this one. This is a big bold statement. People won't miss this one on you. As always, I do combine shipping. If bids reach 1000, I will add matching earrings.
Agate is the Mystical birthstone for September. It is also the birth stone for the Zodiac sign of Gemini. Agates are found in all colors of the rainbow, although green and blue are quite rare.
Agate is a variety of chalcedony formed from layers of quartz which usually show varicolored bands. It usually occurs as rounded nodules or veins.
Often tiny quartz crystals form within the stone and add to the beauty and uniqueness of individual stones. Agate is found all over the world including: the Africa, Asia, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, and the USA.
The word Agate comes from the Greek name for a stone originally found in the Achates River in Sicily (currently known as Drillo River). Agate has been found with the remains of Stone Age man in France from as early as 20,000-16,000 B.C. and the Egyptians used agates prior to 3000 B.C. for talismans, amulets, seals, rings and vessels. Early civilizations used eye beads to protect them from evil and bring good luck. They created eye beads by carving a hole through an agate disc.