Rainbow agate

Iris Agate is an iridescent variety of agate that displays radiant rainbows when thinly sliced and viewed with light from behind. It is named 'Iris Agate' because one of the definitions of the word 'iris' is rainbow! #irisagate #rainbowagate #irisagateslice #iridescent #iridescentminerals #rainbowcrystal

Rainbow Iris Agate from Grizzly Peak Blvd, California; Photo:Dave Ault

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Science & Origin of Iris AgateIris Agate is an iridescent agate, that exhibits a spectrum of colors when thinly sliced and viewed under a light. It was named after the word Iris, meaning “a rainbow of colors”. Iris Agate can be found in nearly any type of Agate, thus it is found all over the world. When not viewed under the light, Iris Agate simply looks like any typical light grey agate with a brown outer ring. This causes a large amount of Iris Agates to go undetected due to the lack of aw

Natural rainbow Iris agate 🌈 Photo: Chille Maulidhaa FB

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This beauty came unpolished from Orchids9 on FeeBay and I had Suzybones polish it. I was on vacation when the auction ended so I had to drive around with my laptop at night, looking for a wifi signal to steal. I was sniping by the dashboard light! It's a hollow, large coyamito and the skin was ground down to reveal these fantastic colors and patterns. There's great agate showing on 2 sides

Iris Agate - A Rainbow in Stone Iris agate is a captivating variety of agate that displays an iridescent rainbow of colors when cut into t...

Agate is a cryptocrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be f