Agate's most noticeable properties overall are balancing yin/yang energy, courage, protection, healing, and calming. Agate is a very protective stone. It is especially protective for children, and makes an excellent stone for children's amulets, medicine bags, jewelry, or just to carry around in a pocket. Agate can strengthen the body and the body's connection to the earth. It also increases energy. Agate enhances healing of all kinds by bringing the elements of the healee into harmony. Physically, agate is particularly helpful with tooth and gum issues, stomach problems, physical endurance, insomnia

Origins: Brazil, Kentucky; Louisiana and Montana, Tennessee (state stone); Lake Superior , Minnesota; Nebraska; , South Dakota, Nebraska (state stone); , Arizona, Mexico.