#fire agate

The color palette was random, no real thought process behind that, but when I was choosing the name for this term, I decided I wanted something gemstone-related. Fire agate happened to fit the colors I already had best, but I found out some fun facts about it while I was looking into this gem! The colors of any individual fire agate are extremely unique. Lapidaries can't really use emerald, oval, pear, or other standard cuts you see most often, because that would diminish the unique colorations of each stone. Each one has to be carefully carved and polished to highlight the extraordinary flashes of fiery color. It's really cool, and I thought it fit very well with the qualities this term encompasses. I do kinda wish I found an icon with a more rounded cut gem, but I gotta be honest, I got lazy and just chose the one I liked best 🙃