Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 8-Inch boulder which comes in many forms

which comes in many forms and color variations

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

The deposits within the rock become Turquoise after a chemical reaction occurs over long periods of time

It was discovered in Labrador

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 8-Inch boulder which comes in many formsBotswana 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.