Red Agate Bead Necklace

Long beaded necklace made with faceted deep Red Agate beads, faceted red/orange Snakeskin Agate beads, and pearl accents. 23.5" long. Clasp is Gold Vermeil. 

Agate is a variegated class of Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), usually displaying different color bands or other patterns. Agate was first discovered by Pliny in 77 A.D. and was named for the River Achates in Sicily.

Chemical composition: SiO₂ with other polymorphs of silica; Hardness: 7

Snakeskin Agate has the surface appearance of snakeskin. It is a stone that bolsters optimism and lessens worries. It can also assist in finding what is lost or hard to see. 

Agate provides for the balancing of Yin-Yang forces and for the balancing of the physical, emotional and intellectual bodies with the etheric energies. It assists one in bringing clarity to self-assessment and the examination of circumstances relevant to one’s well-being.