Style and Shopping Guide to Agate Jewelry

Agate jewelry has been around forever, but with the recent boho and gypsy style trends that are everywhere, beautiful agate is quickly becoming a favorite accessory. Because of the natural beauty of this semi-precious stone, agate jewelry is very easy to style. Jewelry designers use the stone in every kind of style setting imaginable, but the look works best when you let the bold color of the agate be the focal point and find pieces with minimal metalwork and elaboration.

Here are a few of the best places to find agate jewelry online in every price range.

Isharya Geode Collection
The Isharya Geode collection is a grouping of bold and chunky jewelry bases adorned with naturally occurring geodes and minimal precious metal. The resulting jewelry is simple, clean, bold and natural in style that pairs well with several looks. Chunky bangles and rings are minimalist at best with smooth round forms or sharp square lines. Necklaces and earrings are characterized by stacked agate slices that are mixed with thick chain links or thin strands of chain that is left to dangle around the agate pieces. Jewelry from the Isharya geode collection range from $80 to $500, so there is something for every budget.

Kendra Scott Jewelry
Kendra Scott jewelry combines the latest trends in jewelry with bold semi-precious stones that are set in a way to showcase the stones more than anything else. Agate jewelry is used to create both rings and necklaces, where the agate stones are considerably smoothed down and set in simple, but detailed gold pieces. Pieces in the agate collection have a very natural but modern feel to them, texture is added to the metal to keep everything looking organic. The Kendra Scott collection can be found at HSN or at South Moon Under where pieces range from $60-$200. www.southmoonunder.com

Agate Jewelry from Lulu's
The jewelry selection on Lulu's is a virtual revolving door, but there are several styles of jewelry that are always represented, including semi-precious stone pieces like agate. Simple agate slices are hung on delicate chains or set onto simple cuffs and ring settings. I like that the boldest slices of agate are used, full of color and bold flare so that the pieces really stand out regardless of their simple settings. The best part about the jewelry selection from Lulu's is that everything is extremely affordable with few pieces over $50. www.lulus.com

Agate Fashion Jewelry at Target
Even Target has picked up on the natural and boho trend that mixes agate jewelry into new styles. Surprisingly, there are several different fashion accessory lines at Target that carry pieces of agate jewelry, ranging from simple agate sliced necklaces to flat agate hammered rings. Still, each piece is unique because no two pieces of agate are identical. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings are in the price range of $20-$60. www.target.com