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Agate, also known as code agate, horse agate, horse brain, etc., is a type of chalcedony mineral that is often a striped block mixed with opal and cryptocrystalline quartz. It has a hardness of 6.5-7 degrees, a specific gravity of 2.65, and a highly layered color. Having translucency or opacity. The original form is a cubic crystal system. It often forms various structures in a dense block shape, such as breast shaped, grape shaped, tuberculosis shaped, etc. The common ones are concentric circular structures. Jadeite with different colors usually includes various colors such as green, red, yellow, brown, and white. According to patterns and impurities, it can be divided into onyx, wrapped silk agate, moss agate, castle agate, etc. Commonly used as a plaything, ornamental object, ornament, or ornamental object.