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Agate
semiprecious
stone
The stone was given its name by
Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher
and naturalist, who discovered the
stone along the shore line of the river
Achates in Sicily, sometime between
the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Colorful
agates and other chalcedonies were
obtained over 3,000 years ago from the
Achates River, now called Dirillo. Agate
stone is artist’s favourite material.
