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Noun: agate  a-gut or 'a,geyt
  1. An impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

Derived forms: agates

Type of: calcedony, chalcedony

Encyclopedia: Agate, Nebraska