Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch april_diamond ” owing to its red

” owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

Rhyolite or Tuff

which can be found throughout South and Southeast Asia

Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch april_diamond ” owing to its redBotswana 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.