Moss agate (also called mocha stone) is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. This mineral is commonly found in limestone and granite. It is a form ofagate which includes minerals of a green colour embedded in the chalcedony, forming filaments and other patternssuggestive of moss. It also sometimes resembles blue-cheese. The field is a clear or milky-white quartz and the included minerals are mainly oxides of manganese or iron.Moss agate is of the white variety with green inclusions that resemble moss. It occurs in many locations. The colors are formed due to trace amounts of metal present as an impurity, such as chrome oriron. The metals can make different colours depending on their valence.Despite its name, moss agate does not contain organic matter and is usually formed from weathered volcanic rocks.Montana moss agate is an agate found in the alluvial gravels of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries between Sidney and Billings, Montana. The agate originally was formed in the YellowstoneNational Park area of Wyoming as a result of volcanic activity. In Montana moss agate the red color is the result of iron oxide, the black is there result of manganese oxide.