Entry № 261
Lattice Lace Agate
Banded chalcedony
A net of white lace locked in silica.
Chakra
Crown · Third Eye
Element
Earth
Zodiac
Gemini · Virgo

I. The Metaphysical Reading
How the stone has been held.
Lattice lace agate is held as a stone of mental flexibility and gentle focus. The web-like patterns are said to help organize scattered thought and to support clear communication during complex or delicate conversations.
- Chakra
- Crown · Third Eye
- Element
- Earth
- Zodiac
- Gemini · Virgo
- Keynote
- A net of white lace locked in silica.
II. The Scientific Reading
What the lattice actually does.
Like all agates, lattice lace agate is microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony) deposited in cavities from silica-rich hydrothermal fluids. Its characteristic white lattice or lace patterns are formed by rhythmic banding and subtle variations in trace impurities during growth.
- Formula
- SiO₂
- System
- Trigonal (chalcedony)
- Hardness
- 6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
- Provenance
- Mexico, India, various agate localities
References & Sources
Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.
Mineral Profile
Fact Sheet
- Chemical Formula
- SiO₂
- Crystal System
- Trigonal (chalcedony)
- Mohs Hardness
- 6.5 – 7 (Mohs)
- Density
- 2.59 – 2.61 g/cm³
- Refractive Index
- 1.53 – 1.54
- Provenance
- Mexico, India, various agate localities
- Color Origin
- Grey-blue to white with white lattice-like banding
Related Crystals
Stones that share this lattice
Next in the Atlas
Lazulite
Azure crystals of the phosphate family.




