Ocho Agate Caves

Some years ago we bought echo agate caves like these for markets, also called geodes. But buying locally they became very expensive. But good fortune had us find these polished front specimens which also had a cut base. They have sold quickly at the shops so it’s about time they end up on the website. The photos show $10, $13 and $16 sizes.

These crystals are not coloured. They are all natural beautiful earthy colours. these colours will root your energies very well. Note that coloured agate will be green, pink, blue, purple and so on.

• They have a cut base to sit upright.
• A sold out

Read about the healing properties of these ocho agate caves on the Healing tab.

Healing Properties

Benefits of Agate

• This section covers:
  • Coloured Agate, Agate Ocho/Geodes, Banded Agate,
  • Blue Lace Agate, Carnelian, Onyx, Sard, Sardonyx
• Other sections cover: 
  • Indian Agate varieties of Bloodstone, Fancy Agate, Seftonite, Moss Agate, Dendritic Agate and Tree Agate
  • Fire Agate, Crackled Agate, etc

• Imparts a sense of strength and courage as it grounds your energies to bring emotional, physical, mental balance so gentle acceptance of self.
• Good for emotional trauma dissolving inner negativity, bitterness and tension so person starts to feel safe and ready to accept love.
• Stimulates concentration, analytical capabilities and ability to speak one's truth.
• Helps to see the crystalline structure in within us.
• Protects against malice.
• Helps us to grow spiritually through helping quiet contemplation allowing us to see our oneness in life.
• Stabilises aura, transforms negativity, and harmonises yin and yang (masculine and feminine).
• Aids the sensitive to find solutions and not dwell on problems.
• Said to help oxygenate body.

• Primary Chakra: Varies by Colour and Type
• Astrological signs: Gemini
• Vibration: Number 7 (Varies by Colour and Type)

Additional properties based on colour, inclusions or formation

Agate properties based on colour

• Pink: courage to open heart & feel support
• Grey: to see the shades of the situation
• Blue: courage to speak up as yourself, mid blue - calms, dark blue - increases loyalty
• Black (Onyx) : courage to allow Earth connection - more below
• Brown: courage to spread your roots
• Green: courage to let go old “heart-pain”
• White: courage to be yourself

Agate Geode or Agate Ocho

• Assists in analysis and decision making.
• Allows one the freedom to shape ones own future.
• Encourages highly effective communication skills.
• When rough outside and polished in or there is a lovely inner cave - reminds you to have the courage to not judge a book by its cover.
• Very small versions are called Ocho Agate.

Banded Agate

• Brings in celestial and earth energy to balance with the physical.
• Helps remove dualities and conflict, releasing emotional repression and encouraging artistic expression.
• Helps the sensitive to find solutions and not dwell on problems and destructive mental patterns.
• Patterning of the bands adds additional properties.

Blue Lace Agate

• Has a soft, feminine, energy that is cooling and calming, bringing peace of mind.
• Activates and heals the throat chakra so free expression of thoughts, feelings and spiritual truths are possible.
• Great nurturing and support stone
• Counteracts the repression and suppression of feelings that stem from fear of being judged and rejected.
• Helps men or women strongly in their male energy, release blocks and accept their sensitivity and feeling natures.
• Counteracts mentors dress helping verbal expression of thoughts and feelings.
• Peaceful energies neutralise anger.

Carnelian (Red Agate, Sard)

• Aids and strengthens vital organs.
• Aids in tissue regeneration.
• Ability to see into ones true self and enhance positive aspects.
• Helps protect against anger, fear and jealously.
• Carnelian can be intensified in colour through heat treatment

Onyx (Black Agate, Black + White striped Agate)

• Wonderful at assisting to provide wonderful frequencies for meditation and dreaming.
• When using this for either of these purposes, use a grounding stone for protection in concert with the onyx.
• Promotes strength, stamina, tenacity, and self control.
• Valuable in difficult or confusing times in ones life.
• Use to banish grief and encourages happiness and good fortune.
• Helps one to become master of their own future.

Geological Information

Geological Information for Agate

General Identification

• Type: Mineral
• Class: Silicates
• Member of Group: Chalcedony
• Hardness: (6.5 - 7)
• Formula: (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide, Silicates
• Crystal system: Rhombohedral, Microcrystalline
• Crystal System: Trigonal
• Lustre: Waxy, Dull, Translucent when sliced.
• Colour: colourless, grey, red, white, any colour due to embedded minerals, multi-coloured specimen not uncommon

Special Notes

• Generally Agate and Chalcedony are pretty much interchangeable names in the metaphysical and jewellery shops.
• Agate is usually found in volcanic rock often with quartz or amethyst growing into the cavity of the nodule.
• Red Agate is also called Carnelian.
• Onyx is Black Agate or Black + White stripped Agate.
  • However waxy feeling stones called "Onyx" from Pakistan and Mexico (often in banded greens, yellows &/or tans) are Calcite and not Onyx!
• Bloodstone:
  • "Classic" bloodstone is dark green or dark green-blue with red spots or blotches,
    • representing green chalcedony with red inclusions of iron oxide or red jasper.
  • There is also a grey chalcedony with red spots version.
  • Plasma Bloodstone is if colours are yellow spots and blotches against green chalcedony
• Sardonyx is
  • If colours are red + brown and/or black
  • i.e. chalcedony layered with sard. Or rather combination of onyx and sard, better known variety has red sard.
• Fancy Jasper or Fancy Agate is if colours are purple variations with green, brown, tan and from India. Alternate name is Seftonite.
• Most strong blue, pink, green or purple agates, as in slices, jewellery and book-ends is actually coloured/dyed - they look too unnatural in colour so easy to identify.
  • Only the blue colour survives the sun's rays. All other colours tend to fade.
  • Why colour? Most agate is an unattractive grey-tan colour which is difficult to sell. Bright colours do better.
• Most commercial green or blue onyx jewellery is dyed/coloured chalcedony.
• Most black onyx jewellery is dyed to enhance black.
• Agate geodes can be mistaken for Thunder Eggs.
• More information in Wikipedia.