6-1/4" Brazilian Agate Bookends ed10ce8492811be02f7a425d8730a8ae Carnelian is a chalcedony (

Carnelian is a chalcedony ( cryptocrystalline quartz)

after the Greek word that means “increase” due to the appearance of one side of the crystal being longer at the base of the prism

Lazurite is a deep blue to greenish blue rock which forms in limestone and metamorphs by heat

Although there isn't a plethora of fossils in the now hardened beds

Today it is found predominantly in Madagascar

6-1/4" Brazilian Agate Bookends ed10ce8492811be02f7a425d8730a8ae Carnelian is a chalcedony (Brazilian Agates are found in the southern states in basalt formations from 4 to 40 feet deep and at elevations of about 2500 to 3500 feet above sea level. Agate is a variety of silica composed of alternating layers of various colored chert or quartz. Agates were named after the Acate River in Sicily where the stones were originally found. The most accepted theory as to how these Agates formed is that as lava cooled, gas and steam accumulated to form