Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads R1739 apricot and purplish red

apricot and purplish red

greenish yellows

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Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads R1739 apricot and purplish redBotswana 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.