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Agate

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A named banded chalcedony of Pliny’s pharmacy and later seal-cutting. Not dzi, and not generic stone.

  • Agate is used in Medicine.

    Pliny’s Natural History treats agate (achates) among banded stones used in remedies and related preparations. A Roman-era pharmacological use of the chalcedony band-stone, not a modern bead-shop dump and not jasper alone.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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  • Agate is historically related to Marble.

    In Heather's Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, Agate and Marble are named as companions in the same handbook speech.

    from J. F. Heather · Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, 1849 (and later PD editions)

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  • Agate is historically related to Workshop.

    In al's The Jewish Encyclopedia, Agate is treated as shop gear; the piece belongs on the bench.

    from Isidore Singer et al. · The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901–1906

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Buddhist traditions

  • Agate appears in Buddhist traditions.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra names agate among the seven treasures of Buddha-land adornment. A named Mahāyāna treasure-stone in that sūtra, not Pliny pharmacy alone and not onyx as a banded neighbor dump.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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