Botswana Agate 7x10 mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch Shanghai Jade Gems the only site where it

the only site where it can be found

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

A variety of Andalusite

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

Botswana Agate 7x10 mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch Shanghai Jade Gems the only site where itBotswana 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.