{"id":6020,"date":"2025-02-18T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasamethystagate.com\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:05:14","slug":"texas-amethyst-agate-world-headquarters-on-a-peaceful-winter-night-in-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/texasamethystagate.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/texas-amethyst-agate-world-headquarters-on-a-peaceful-winter-night-in-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Amethyst Agate World Headquarters on a peaceful winter night in February 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two views:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasamethystagate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0363-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasamethystagate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0363-scaled.jpeg?resize=580%2C773&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasamethystagate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0363-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasamethystagate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0363-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>So much snow . . . <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texasamethystagate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0365-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/texasamethystagate.com\/img_0365\/\" 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Texas Amethyst Agate Signature Jewelry Release","author":"John Carver","date":"March 4, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I have been asked by many about my company's name, Texas Amethyst Agate. So what is Texas Amethyst Agate? Amethyst Agate from The Carver Agate Field Amethyst agate is a blended stone, being part agate in combination with amethyst, which is a purple semiprecious stone and the February gemstone. 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