agate
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Gold and silver inlay work and green agate stones complete the garment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The doorknob-size piece, inlaid with carnelian, agate and lapis lazuli flowers reminiscent of the Taj, exemplifies how even the smallest functional item would be meticulously crafted and decorated in a consistent style in Mughal workshops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Now I have it. It’s a piece of agate from the Cady Mountains.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Among his tasks in Metro was putting together the weather page, assembling all that agate type that listed highs and lows across the country.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
The snakeskin agate helped you find lost things.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Some 75% of sales of pieces including amethyst, sea glass and agates from her business, CindyLouWho2, based in Calgary, Alberta, come from Americans.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ringed’s moss agates range from 2.5 to 3.5 in carat weight and retail for $240 to $400.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
It is hard not to be charmed by Lowell’s hyperventilating report on his agates and turtles and toy soldiers, but the word “mania” suggests that he suspected the darker fortunes to come.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
As I dug up the rocks to cover her, I found shells and agates and chunks of perfectly weathered beach glass.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2016
“Because snakeskin agates are usually found in dry riverbeds or along beaches—places where there’s water.”
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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