Blue Lace Agate

Do you struggle with communication in your relationships? Or do you tend to lack confidence? Maybe you need help gaining clarity into certain situations? If so, Blue Lace Agate is the perfect stone for you!

The throat chakra, or the Vishuddha is very in tune with Blue Lace Agate. This chakra is known for helping people speak their truth and improve their communication.

Pisces and Gemini are the astrological signs that are most commonly associated with Blue Lace Agate. Pisces is the twelfth sign represented by two fish and is known to have heightened creativity, intuition, and empathy. Meanwhile, Gemini is the third sign and is represented by twins which can be seen through its properties of grounding, communication, and duality.

Blue Lace Agate is also very connected to the element of water. This element is commonly associated with cleansing and healing energy.

The planet most associated with Blue Lace Agate is Mercury. This planet is known to be associated with intelligence and understanding.

The crystals that pair well with Blue Lace Agates are Aquamarine, Chrysocolla, and Lapis Lazuli. Aquamarine is known for its properties of happiness, hope, and serenity. Chrysocolla is known for its tranquility, peace, intuition, and love. Finally, Lapis Lazuli is known for its strength, courage, and knowledge.

As you can probably guess from the name, Blue Lace Agate is in fact blue. Agates tends to have an opaque or translucent color. This varies depending on the impurities of the stone. The more impure the stone, the less translucent it gets.

Agate generally has a Mohs Hardness Score of 7. This makes Blue Lace Agate a relatively durable stone and an excellent choice for jewelry. The chemical formula for Agate is SiO2. Another name for this is silicon dioxide. It is also a chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline silica. Oftentimes this type of silica has quartz and morganite inclusions scattered throughout. This stone is also known to belong to the trigonal crystal system.

Blue Lace Agate comes from Africa and parts of Eastern Europe. This means that Blue Lace is rarer than normal Agate since that variation is found in areas worldwide!

Traits:

• Communication
• Confidence
• Clarity

Metaphysical Stats:

• Chakras: Throat
• Zodiac: Pisces, Gemini
• Element: Water
• Planet: Mercury
• Crystal Pairings: Aquamarine, Chrysocolla, Lapis Lazuli

Science Stats: 

• Type: Chalcedony
• Color: Varies, Blue
• Mohs Score: 7
• Chemical Formula: SiO2
• Crystal System: Trigonal
• Clarity: Opaque, Translucent
• Origin: Africa, Eastern Europe