What is Moss Agate?
Moss Agate is a mineral that forms in igneous rock and lava. It is one of the many types of microcrystalline quartz formations, known as chalcedony, made from silicon dioxide, but with other impurities in it. These impurities appear as dark green or black patterns on the whitish agate and to all intents and purposes could be fossilised moss or grass that had somehow been caught in the rock. Very saimilar are tree agate and landscape agate which have similar properties Hardness Moss Agate measures 7 on the Moh scale of hardness which means that it will scratch glass (a diamond is 10 on the Moh scale). How is agate formed? Moss Agate is usually formed by deposits of silicon dioxide dripping out of the igneous rocks and forming crystals in pockets inside the igneous rock or lava. As erosion takes place, the nodules of agate appear as geodes, which can then be split open, or sawn in half, to expose their crystalline interiors. Where is Moss Agate found? Moss Agate is found all around the w
