Made of microscopic crystalline quartz fibers, Agate is a chalcedony and a member of the quartz family. What sets it apart from other chalcedonies is the amazing range of colorful curved bands that mark its appearance. As each piece forms naturally within a cavity of a host rock, each takes on a different appearance with different colors and band markings. This is also the reason behind its occurrence as round nodules with concentric rings. Their porous nature makes it easy to dye them with permanent colors to either enhance their existing colors or add more colored bands.

Agate is associated with love, strength, courage, healing, protection, and longevity. Perhaps, this was the reason ancient times saw the use of Agate as an amulet or talisman. As a healing stone, Agate is believed to protect from fever, quench thirst, and cure insomnia. While believers wear Agate to ensure a long and healthy life, non-believers simply fall for the beauty of the colored bands marking the Agate.

Transform these Dyed Agate pendants into beautiful necklaces. Use them as the focal pieces on your dyed agate bead necklace or with an assortment of different types of Agate beads. Sport the vertically drilled briolette and oval dyed Agate pieces with head pins; wire wrap the Dyed Agate donuts; or sport them with a Donut Bail on a leather cord or organza ribbon. You will find all that you might need for transforming these Dyed Agate pendants into magnificent necklaces at GemMall.com.