PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- GROUP Silicates - tectosilicates
- COMPOSITION SiO2
- COLOR Colourless, white, yellow, grey, brown, blue or red
- CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM Hexagonal / trigonal
- CRYSTALLINE HABIT Cryptocrystalline
- HARDNESS 7
- FRACTURE Conchoidal
- EXFOLIATION Null
- SHINE Vitreous to cerulean
- STRIP White
- TRANSPARENCY From translucent to opaque
- SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.7
- REFRACTIVE INDEX 1.53 - 1.54
MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The fire agate is a microcrystalline variety of the quartz, belonging to the chalcedony. There are many types of agate, most are banded and are named according to their colors and drawings, the result of the formation processes within the cavities of solidified lava. The fire agate owes its color and iridescence to the inclusions of hematite reddish and brown it contains.
Deposits: United States, Mexico, Czech Republic, India, Iceland, Morocco and Brazil.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES
The fire agate is considered a stone strongly connected to the earth. It brings security, strength and calm. It enhances vitality at all levels and energizes the body. Stimulates the base chakra and sexual energy. The fire agate is also considered an appropriate stone for meditation and introspection.
