GOBI DESERT AGATE INFORMATION CENTER

Information on Gobi Desert Agates is hard to parse. Greenly & Co. have compiled the best research available to explain why these agates form, how they form, and how to identify types of Gobi Desert Agates.

History of Gobi Agates

Gobi Desert Agates are among the most prized and valuable viewing stones on the market today. Learn about the history of Gobi Desert Agates, as compiled from various English-, German-, and Chinese-language sources.

Desert Plum Agate / Gobi Desert Agate / Eye Agate

Types of Gobi Agates

Less of an art and more of a science, the classification of Gobi Desert gemstones based on their displayed features is highly precise. We have aggregated a series of sources to aid in designation.

Gobi Desert Agate / Vein Agate

Relevant Terminology

Agates are beautifully complicated. Contained is a list of terms regularly used to describe these gemstones in an effort to help simplify some of the reading on our site.

Gobi Desert Agate / Vein Agate

References

Citations for Greenly & Co’s informational pages.

Also contains sources for further reading.

Gobi Desert Agate / Crystal Candy Agate

Greenly & Co.’s 2025 collection features prominently museum-quality gemstone specimens of the “Crystal Candy” and “Desert Plum” varieties.

Close-up of colorful, crystal Gobi Agate beads, including rough-textured and polished stones, with gold-colored spacers.
Close-up of a Gobi Desert eye agate with the shape of a seated Buddah as the center, with textured surfaces and muted colors.

For business owners.

Greenly & Co. works alongside galleries, jewelry stores, and other like-minded businesses to bring museum-quality Gobi Desert Agate specimens and education to your customers. We own outright every piece of The Flowers of Alashan Collection, making events together easy, fun, and profitable.

Close-up of two Gobi Desert Agate specimens; the left shell is rounded with a bluish tint, and the right shell has a purple hue with concentric circular patterns.
Macro image of an intricate, deep pattern on a Gobi Desert Agate specimen, indicating millions of years of erosion between layers.

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  • Let us know if there’s a type of Gobi Agate you’re looking for. Greenly & Co. works directly with primary-market collectors, which means that the stones we source have never made it to public market—in Mongolia, China, or in the U.S.

  • Greenly & Co. works alongside galleries, jewelry stores, and other like-minded businesses to bring museum-quality Gobi Desert Agate specimens and education to your customers.