Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads Protection Its needle to like inclusions

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

gray and white and its swirling

creamy white to pale gray or beige

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

Opal is a natural gemstone made from silica mineral and 90% are found in Australia

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads Protection Its needle to like inclusionsBotswana 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.