Brazilian agate is considered some of the best agate in the world. When lava reaches Earth’s surface, it bubbles as it cools forming pockets of air. Over centuries, water trickles through fractures in the rock, depositing silica gel on the cavity walls which hardens into concentric bands. Changes in the water’s mineral composition create different layers and colors. Agates can also grow in sedimentary rocks such as limestone, in petrified wood, and have even been found inside of dinosaur bones. Because agates are very hard and can be found aboveground, humans have used them for millennia as tools, jewelry and spiritual objects.
Agates have a slow vibrational frequency, which makes them very calming. For centuries they have been used to protect mothers and children during pregnancy and to cleanse and stabilize auras. Brazilian agate, in particular, balances physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual energy, bringing calm, strength, focus, confidence, and positivity.