Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch destash-chips-teeth The inclusions are of manganese

The inclusions are of manganese or iron

Tibet and other Asian countries

” which means that it can appear to be different colors as it shifts in the light

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

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 The inclusions are of manganeseBotswana 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.