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The name Agate comes from the Achates River in Sicily, now called Dirillo. The Agate has been a popular gem since ancient times, both for its beauty and its hardness. It is used as a precious stone, as a seal and as a cameo. One of the most famous deposits is the Idar-Oberstein, where the agate has been collected since 1548. It is said to be a protection against negative influences and it helps to identify the targets to be achieved.

It is not a stone but a grain of sand, a fragment of coral or a parasite infiltrated inside an oyster, which covers it with beautiful layers of mother-of-pearl to protect itself. The main varieties are the Akoya Pearl (Japan), the Fresh Water Pearl (China, Japan), the South Sea Pearl (Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines) and the Tahitian Pearl. They are said to be the symbol of purity and love. According to Eastern tradition, they are dew drops caught by the oysters.