Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Points olive green and gray-green

olive green and gray-green

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

One of the best-known physical properties of topaz is its hardness

It may also contain rainbow-colored or sparkling inclusions

Golden Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Points olive green and gray-greenBotswana 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.