Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Mixed Moonstone Originally discovered in the 1940’s

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

Weight: grams: 85-230 grams

They come from far-away

It is not a granite

Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” because of its similar color and much lower cost

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Mixed Moonstone Originally discovered in the 1940’sBotswana 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.