Sardonyx Sphere ~40mm | China | SiO2 | Polished Agate Sphere

These gorgeous agates range in blue, amber, purple, and gold colors. They are part of a bigger chunk of agate that was sliced and polished to show the incredible banding within. Sardonyx is a reddish gemstone with white bands, formed from alternating layers of sard and onyx, two varieties of chalcedony.
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Agate is a combination of chalcedony and quartz and often depicts banding in color and variation in form.
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Metaphysically, agate has a balancing energy which can be helpful for releasing attachments to stereotypes of performed behavior that does not serve our soul’s purpose.