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agate

DEFINITIONS OF: agate

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n an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

Types:
moss agate
an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings
Type of:
calcedony, chalcedony
a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
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