Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab The original stones were often

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

as well as its iridescent sparkle

igneous rock with high silica content

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests

This topaz is found in the cavities of a pegmatite

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab The original stones were oftenBotswana 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.