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Banded Agate    
 

Facts about Agate

Agates are used chiefly to make ornaments such as pins, brooches, paper knives, inkstands, and seals. Because of its hardness and ability to resist acids, agate is used to make mortars and pestles to crush and mix chemicals. ...read more

 

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