Botswana Agate 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch July Its color is due to

Its color is due to the presence of Manganese and Iron in the stone

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Botswana Agate 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch July Its color is due toBotswana 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.