Golden Agate

Description

A golden agate is a beautiful variety of agate, which is a form of chalcedony.

• Color and Appearance: It is characterized by its warm, sunny yellow to deep golden color, often exhibiting the signature banding or layers typical of agate.² The golden hue usually comes from trace inclusions of iron oxides or limonite.
• Composition: Like all agates, its chemical composition is primarily silicon dioxide.
• Formation: Agates form over millions of years as silica-rich fluids seep into cavities (often gas bubbles in volcanic rock) and deposit concentric layers of quartz.
• Use and Meaning: It is popular in jewelry and decorative objects.⁶ In metaphysical practices, golden agate is generally associated with properties like joy, clarity, optimism, grounding, and balancing the Solar Plexus chakra.