Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 8-Inch Tourmalinated It is often thought of

It is often thought of as an all-black stone

Mined in Australia

The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron content

who used it extensively in their jewelry

most crystals are translucent

Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 8-Inch Tourmalinated It is often thought ofBotswana 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.