Red Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch 091119-Additions manganese and other metallic oxides

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

This effect is known as “labradorescence

Amazonite is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

Sage Agate forms in volcanish ash

Amazonite has a long and illustrious history dating back to Mesopotamia

Red Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch 091119-Additions manganese and other metallic oxidesRed Botswana 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.