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good fortune with having children, safe delivery, and harmony of marriage | RedAgate /

the meanings of the stones

Happy family life, good fortune with having children, regeneration of life (health)

characteristics

Agate is a type of chalcedony and a mass of small crystals of quartz. Of all types of chalcedony, red agate is the one that turns red when treated with heat. Striped patterns can often be seen on red agate.

history

The name agate comes from the fact that the stone was mined at river Achates in Sicily, Italy. The Japanese name meno (using Chinese characters that represent the horse and the brain) comes from the fact that the raw ore looks similar to the brain of a horse.

purification

Sun bathing,Moonlight bathing,Washing under flowing water