Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads hps_08152024 It is sometimes used for

It is sometimes used for scalpel blades in cardiac surgery

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The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the cryst

These rough specimens are mined all over the globe and hand selected for Dakota Stones product line

creating iridescent flashes of blue

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads hps_08152024 It is sometimes used forBotswana 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.