Botswana Agate 8mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads 48hr_08262025 Its inclusions of golden tones

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

it was thought to have fallen approximately 800

Usually occurring in a deep red color

It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its variety of colors and formations

Botswana Agate 8mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads 48hr_08262025 Its inclusions of golden tonesBotswana 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.