Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch destash-chips-teeth meaning it becomes magnetically charged

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

Tibet and other Asian countries

and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored

" is like the deep blue evening skies often seen above deserts and winter landscapes

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch destash-chips-teeth meaning it becomes magnetically chargedBotswana 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.