Botswana Agate 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch ADDED8INCH10062022 colored by trace amounts of

colored by trace amounts of chromium and/or vanadium to range in hue from yellow to green to blue to green

green and yellow with white and gray inclusions

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water

Our Noreena Jasper is A Grade

red and brown

Botswana Agate 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch ADDED8INCH10062022 colored by trace amounts ofBotswana 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.