This listing is for 1 Moss Agate.  Picture is representative of the specimen you will receive.  Each rock is unique and will vary in shape, size and appearance.  No two rocks will be exactly alike.

Agate is named after the Achates River in Sicily, where agate was probably originally found.  It was first written about by Theophrastus (372-287 B.C.).  There are hundreds of varieties of agate, each with its own unique color and pattern.

Agate’s chief component is silicon dioxide (SiO2), and is from the quartz family.  Silicon dioxide is deposited by silica-rich water in layers, filling cavities created by gas pockets in volcanic magma below the Earth’s surface.

Moss agate appears to have a growing plant inside.  The green pattern is actually an inclusion of hornblende called a dendrite, meaning tree-like.

Origin: Asia

• Ages 8 and up
• Weighs: 0.42 oz.
  
• Approximately 1 x 0.5 inches
• All rocks will vary in size, appearance and color