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Greek agate is a name given to pale white to tan colored agate found in Sicily back to 400 B. C.

The Greeks used it for making jewelry and beads.

Even though the stone had been around centuries and was known to both the Sumerians and the Egyptians, both who used the gem for decoration and for playing important parts in their religious ceremonies, any agate of this color from Sicily, once an ancient Greek colony, is called Greek agate.