#rainbow agate

Iris Agate is a truly Stunning variety of Agate that displays a rainbow of colors when held up to light.

Iris Agate, Rainbow Gem

Rainbow agate achieved! Thought I'd do something a little different and walk you through my process, so hit the "read more" to follow along!

Natural rainbow Iris agate. Iris Agate is a unique type of thinly sliced Agate that exhibits a rainbow effect when held up to the sun or a light.

Fantastic news this week, gang!  Courtesey of Our Blessed Benefactor, we have three, count ‘em, THREE new additions to the collection. 

Agates have the range, darling. These three stones, each with their own secret talent to share, demonstrate the elegant diversity of their family name.

First on stage, we have Cluster Grape Agate: Star of another recent post here at the studio. Reviews raved, “rocks I want to EAT”

Well, everybody, now I have my very own Eating Him Agate. Found in Andestite pillow lava, Grape Agate grows in the vitreols of igneous rocks, and must be removed with a gentle hand and a fine, finessed brush. 

^Here pictured against some very fitting grape vines.

Next act: Enhydro Agate. Her brilliant orange coloring suggests she’s also a Classic Carnelian. 

Within this stones walls hides a pocket of water, ancient as the rock she came with. Glossy as any magazine cover, this stone is ready for the silver screen!

And our grand finale: The delicate Iris Agate. Carved into an iridescent butterfly cabochon, she’s a natural star. held to a lavalamp- or a stagelight- a thin gossimer rainbow shimmers through her opacity.

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About two years ago I had a major change of style and made a bunch of agates that fuse into rainbow agate a permafusion that lives on mask island!! They are also defective agates and are shorter than the average agate!

Red Agate: she’s the leader of the agates! She mostly takes the reigns in decision making!

Orange Agate: she’s the most “rebel” out of all of them, think of her like amethyst but much more careless!

Yellow Agate: she is the kindest one of them all and is the easiest to talk to as described by her partners!

Green Agate: she does not do much and tends to keep to herself more than the others! Though she still loves everyone deeply

Blue Agate: she is the smartest of the group and typically gets asked by Red on what she should do!