Botswana Agate 12mm 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.

from pastel to bright to dark

but is most commonly associated with white

The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color

First described in 1881

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

Terra Agate contains the best of nature in a variety of small shapes

Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding

The light color indicates that it was harvested from a young tree

with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen

Other names include: quickstick

Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue

With the possible exception of the horizon meeting the bright blue sky on a perfect summer day