Agates are sometimes opaque, but they are frequently translucent, and occasionally completely transparent. Agate is a variety of chalcedony, a crypto crystalline form of quartz. Translucency, patterns of color, or moss-like inclusions may distinguish this stone from other forms of chalcedony. #agate #agatestone #agates #mossagate #agatedad #agate#stonemeaning #agatestonebenefits #agatehunting #agateidentification #howtofindagates #typesofagate #lakesuperioragates #whatisagate #cuttingagates #howtoidentifyagates #agatedefinition #agatemeaning #agatestones