Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads hps_08152024 The color of Smoky Quartz

The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the cryst

These rough specimens are mined all over the globe and hand selected for Dakota Stones product line

Usually occurring in a deep red color

there may not be a beautiful blue-and-brown combination than that of Terra Agate

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads hps_08152024 The color of Smoky QuartzBotswana 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.