agate

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

The star of this look into the ancient, not widely known Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos was a tiny agate, barely 1.3 inches wide, making its public debut outside Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

They came up with a wallcovering collection full of leopard prints, swirling sea agate patterns, and golden Victorian keys and dressmaking scissors.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

The guide shows them agate from Brazil and violet amethysts and a meteorite on a pedestal that he claims is as ancient as the solar system itself.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Experts from the University of Leeds and a specialist spectroscopy company were also involved, and they found she had carnelians and agates which she collected in Scarborough, where she worked as a governess.

From BBC ● May 21, 2022

It was standing room only when Zentner discussed Ellensburg blue agates — rare gems forged by chemical reactions in some of those basalts and scattered across the valley by ancient rivers.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2017

I won more agates and marbles than anyone in school, and gradually amassed hundreds of soldiers; finally leaving them to clutter up unreachable shelves.

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

He took his time about choosing three brown agates to take with him.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers