Agate is a cryptocrystalline quartz mineral aggregates

Even if you search through the documentation before the Eastern Han Dynasty, are not found "agate" This is the shadow of the word, and even the Eastern Han Xu Shen a book of Chinese characters - Go to "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" in the Department of text and no-yu " Mary "and" Nao. " This shows that, at least in the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, China's text is still there is no "Agate" is used.

"Agate" in name only seen in Buddhist scriptures. According to China's one of the founders of modern geology, gemologists Zhang hung chiu saying, agate, "its name are also grouped into Han Buddhism and Turkey before the book said." "Agate" Indeed, from the Sanskrit name of the title, "A wet-tie Jie Bo" (Asmargarbha), such as the Northern and Southern Dynasties Kumarajiva translation of "Lotus Sutra", said: "horse brain, the Vatican suppressed the wet friction Jie Yun Po. "monk Huilin an" all through the Sound and Meaning, "so explain this Sanskrit title:" 'A wet-tie' (Asmar-) persons, this cloud 'Ma' also, 'to expose wave' who (-garbha), the brain also. "Therefore," agate "was first written as" horse brain "of the. This is because Buddhists believe that the original stone agate shape or color and the brain similar to horses, so called "agate." For example, Wei Wendi Cao Pi of "horse brain Le Fu", said: "horse brain, jade is also out of Central Asia, Arts and staggered, with horses like the brain, so the Darfoner solid with the name of." "Lotus Sutra" contains Yue : "the color of horse brain, so the name from Peter." Tang Chen possession of device of "Herbal Supplements" goes: "Red rotten red, there are like horses the brain." perhaps because this gemstone shaped like a horse's brain, there is also a Hu Agate said spat out from the horses mouth, such as "theft by finding Materia Medica" record: "that the horses mouth spit those barbarians."

Agate Pearl necklace is a cryptocrystalline quartz mineral aggregates, a characteristic ring-like structure with a stripe, which is a striped agate ring contains trace elements (such as iron, manganese, nickel, etc.) caused by changes in rhythm occurred. As a cryptocrystalline quartz collection of minerals, agate tends to clock emulsion, kidney-shaped, tuberculosis-like, dense block, which rings true with stripes and shape of the brain is very similar with the horse and therefore I will allow the two old people to make analogies. So, the original stone shape or color of the brain similar to horses, so called "agate" is a vivid, logical and reasonable, but the barbarian called "agate from the horses mouth spits out the" is sheer nonsense, nonsense.

In addition, the English name of the Agate Agate Italy Sicily Aggett river (Achates) Latin name, first discovered in Italy agate where it perceived Oriental "horse brain" No contact.

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