Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 InchBotswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth. This lava rolled across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate.

Smoky Quartz it the national gem of Scotland

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

The cleaner facet from this cutting process results in significantly more sparkle than seen in stone cut by other methods

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

but is prized

The colors in this stone can range from pistachio to moss green with areas of pink

Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite

as it is softer than both Jasper and Rhyolite

Ocean Jasper is believed to be linked to the lost city of Atlantis and to hold mystic knowledge

limestone and copper

Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth

priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone