Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads 30x40 brown and red bands of

brown and red bands of color allow the stone to be matched with many other gemstones in designs

Jade has been known and treasured for more than 6

but unlike rubies

white or brown

yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads 30x40 brown and red bands 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.