Botswana Agate 10mm Round - 8-Inch Gift Cards sodalite and pyrite

sodalite and pyrite

a Venetian monk tipped molten copper into a vat of molten glass

known as sheet silicates because they form in distinct layers

Stone Type: Madagascar Agate

This stone is a combination of two very similar materials: Azurite is a deep blue mineral produced by weathered copper ore deposits

Botswana Agate 10mm Round - 8-Inch Gift Cards sodalite and pyriteBotswana 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.