Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab ” It was a prized

” It was a prized gem in Greece as far back as 300 BCE

Turritella Agate’s rich brown and black colors are patterned with the fossilized remains of sea creatures millions of years old

resulting in fossils that are chalk-white

and is a result of trace amounts of copper or chromium

igneous rock with high silica content

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab ” It was a prizedBotswana 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.