fire agate

Iridescent volcanic gemstone

Fire agate is a semiprecious gemstone, a variety of chalcedony that displays iridescent flashes of orange, red, gold, and green when light hits its layered structure.

The effect resembles flames or embers trapped in stone.

Found primarily in the American Southwest and Mexico, fire agate is popular in jewelry and mineral collections: She wore a fire agate pendant that seemed to glow from within.

Related

swirling · cabochon · chalcedony · Arizona · Mexico · banded · volcanic · warm · earth tones · glow · layers · shimmer · opal · carnelian · jasper · rough · polished · lapidary

Opposites
gemstone optical properties

fire agatediamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

rock crystal · cubic zirconia · glass · moonstone · obsidian

gemstone temperature association

fire agateaquamarine

Blue-green beryl gemstone

blue topaz

gemstone value/rarity

fire agatediamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

ruby · emerald · sapphire · alexandrite

Family

fire, agate, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firework

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G