Zebra stone, also known as zebra agate, is a gemstone with distinctive zebra-like stripes. It's said to have healing properties and symbolic meanings.?Zebra stone is said to symbolize balance, grounding, and protection. It's also known as the "Anti-Apathy Stone" and the "Stone of Being". Some believe it can help with physical healing.Zebra rock is mainly composed of fine-grained particles of quartz and sericite (fine-grained white mica), along with some alunite, kaolinite, and dickite. The stone belongs to the chalcedony family, which is why youâll often see it marketed as âzebra agateâ or âzebra jasper.âAs for its eclectic aesthetic, the stone typically features a background color of white, gray, greenish-gray, brown, or black, with regularly-spaced banding in contrasting color variations. Extending through the rock in parallel rows, the width of the bands varies depending on the thickness of the beds they originate from.
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