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moss agate: see agate agate , translucent, cryptocrystalline variety of quartz and a subvariety of chalcedony. Agates are identical in chemical structure to jasper, flint, chert, petrified wood, and tiger's-eye, and are often found in association with opal.
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moss agate [′mȯs ′ag·ət]

(mineralogy)

A milky or almost transparent chalcedony containing dark inclusions in a dendritic pattern.

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No references found			In three colourways, Madagascar Agate (bronzy browny peachy) Moss Agate (moss green and orangy brown) and Laguna Agate (grey blue gunmetal and pink), the palettes are pounds 29 each and available at Fenwick and Space NK in Newcastle. beauty therapy; lifestyle by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Prices start from pounds 3, and they are available in a range of colours, including malachite, rose quartz, tiger's eye, haematite, clear crystal, blue agate, moss agate and Chinese turquoise. A BEADY EYE ON JEWELLERY DESIGN; THE MONDAY SUPPLEMENT: SHOPPING by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Crafted with hardstones such as jasper, moss agate, bloodstone and granite, the traditional designs can be had for as little as a few hundred pounds. Auction action by The Mirror (London, England)			Mosolov, Iurii Mikhailovich Mosolov, Vasilii Mosolov, Vasilii Petrovich Mosonmagyarovar Mosonmagyaróvár Mosonyi, Mihaly Mosonyi, Mihály Mosotti field MOSPF Mospino Mosque Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquitia mosquito mosquito boat Mosquito Coast Mosquito Fish Mosquito Fleet Mosquito Lake State Park Mosquito Lake State Recreation Site mosquito net mosquito noise Mosquitos Mosquitotone Moss moss agate moss animal Moss Convention of 1814 moss forest moss land Moss Landing State Beach moss rose Moss, Stirling Mossad Mossadegh, Muhammad Mossamedes Mossbauer Effect Mössbauer Effect Mössbauer spectroscopy Mössbauer spectrum Mossbauer, Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer, Rudolf Ludwig Mosses and Liverworts Mossi Mossi States mossite Mossovet Theater mossy zinc Most most general unifier most powerful test			Mosquito Shore Mosquito Shore mosquito-bite dermatitis mosquito-bite dermatitis mosquito-bite dermatitis Mosquito-Stage Transmission-Blocking Mosquitoe Mosquitoe Mosquitoe mosquitoes mosquitoes mosquitoes mosquitofish mosquitofish Mosquitonet Mosquitonet mosquitos mosquitos mosquitos Mosquitotone MOSQUITTOH MOSR MOSRTH moss moss moss moss Moss (botany) Moss (botany) MOSS 2007 moss agate Moss Airport, Rygge moss animal moss animal Moss animals Moss animals Moss berry Moss Bow Foley moss campion moss campions Moss Convention of 1814 moss family Moss forest Moss forest Moss Fotballklubb Moss Frog Moss Frogs moss genus moss green moss green Moss Hall Junior School Moss Hart Moss land Moss land Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Moss Landing Power Plant Moss Landing State Beach moss layer moss locust Moss Park Armories

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