Agate

Agate is a microcrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.
Agate is the Mystical birthstone for September. It is also the birth stone for the Zodiac sign of Gemini.
It is also the accepted gemstone for the 12th and 14th wedding anniversaries.

[Stephanie Nguyen]

Lovely stone! For Get Pushed I'm going to issue a triptych challenge! (I noticed you made a lovely one on your Facebook page!) Three photos combined, side by side, that complement each other. What is in those photos - you decide! Perhaps they could all be of the same subject, from different focal points? A macro, a regular, and a bird's eye view. Just some suggestions! Hope you like you challenge, and happy shooting! :)

[Laraine Kensicki]

love the color/texture ~

[Sue Wilde]

What beautiful textures

[Gillian]

Wow! I cannot say what I thought when I first saw this!! Very suggestive ;)

[Karen H]

It doesn't look like stone at all. Pretty tones

[AutomaticSlim]

That's a pretty one ... and Gillian does have a point.

[summerfield]

hmmm...quite interesting...and lovely!

[Kimberly Balychev]

Very beautiful and interesting shot! :)

[Françoise]

Beautiful.

[Brian Baptie]

It has so many layers!!

[Louhi]

Interesting shot. So many details.

[jerry plume]

Super cool! Love the textures!

[Abhijit]

Awesome

[Anatoly]

Nice texture! At first I thought it was a drop into the coloured mixture... Well done!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

What a beautiful stone! Fantastic macro too.