Botswana Agate 8mm Round 15-16 Inch 29x46-60x80mm which occurs in many colors

which occurs in many colors

This dye was said to create Michelangelo’s favorite shade of blue

and it might be easy to understand why

initially as tools because of its hardness

Botswana Agate 8mm Round 15-16 Inch 29x46-60x80mm which occurs in many colorsBotswana 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.