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Fordite, also known as motorcity agate, motor agate, or Detroit agate. It is a lapidarist term for polished pieces of finely-layered paint masses from automobile factories. The masses consist of automotive paint which has hardened sufficiently for many years to be cut and polished. It's the most common name for this Michigan-made product, but there are no known direct ties to the Ford Motor Company. Fordite is much easier to pronounce than 'General Motorsite' or 'Chrystlerite'. The history of …