Botswana Agate 13x18mm A Grade Oval Cabochon 8.5mm ” owing to its red

” owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered

It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

Pull wire through closed jaws of the Nylon Jaw Pliers to correct and straighten

Botswana Agate 13x18mm A Grade Oval Cabochon 8.5mm ” 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. Sold individually. These cabochons are all unique and vary