<p><b>Natural Tree Agate</b></p><p>Tree Agate is the common name for Dendritic Agate.<br />Tree Agate is a common lucent form of quartz. Its color varies from bright to milky white hazy stone with green verdant "Tree Like" patterns. Also referred as "Tree Stone".<br />It is a member of chalcedony family and occurs in trigonal crystal structure. Its hardness is measured to be about 6 to 7 Mohs.<br />Tree Agate, also known as Dendritic Agate or Moss Agate, and As its alternate name Dendritic Agate suggests, this unique stone's Chlorite, Manganese or Hornblende inclusions make it appear to have distinctive mossy or tree-like markings. <br />these markings are called dendrites, a name derived from "Dendron", the Greek word for "tree". Agate gets its name from the river Achates in Sicily where it was first discovered.<br /> The Tree Agate variety is found primarily in western U.S., Scotland, Brazil, India, Russia and China.</p><p><b> Agate Gemstone Jewelry Care and Cleaning</b></p><p> Agate can be cleaned very easily using warm soapy water and a soft brush.<br />Keeping in mind that agate is quartz and its hardness and durability, be sure to not use any other objects that are harder than agate for scrubbing or cleaning.<br />As with most gemstones, you should not use any household chemicals when caring or cleaning your agate gemstone or gemstone jewelry pieces<br />When storing agate, it should be stored inside a fabric-lined box or wrapped in a soft cloth.</p>