Dyed agate is a real agate stone that has been colour-enhanced using dyes to create brighter or more unusual shades (like hot pink, neon blue, purple, or bright green). What it is • Agate is a natural chalcedony (quartz family) • Dyed agate starts as genuine agate • The stone is soaked in dye to intensify or change its colour • Banding patterns usually remain visible (a key giveaway) Is dyed agate “fake”? • ❌ Not fake stone • ✅ Real agate, artificially coloured • It does not occur naturally in n

Video footage of intricate pattern resembling a geological formation with layers of sediment a type of agate stone