Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 8-Inch Tai Chung Jewellery Co Ltd They come from far-away

They come from far-away

a phenomenon that occurs when light hits the chips of silica inside the gemstone and a rainbow of different colors refract inside the stone

These reproductions are designed in the traditional color

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

Weight: grams: 85-230 grams

Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 8-Inch Tai Chung Jewellery Co Ltd They come from far-awayBotswana 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.