Botswana Agate 14-25mm Nugget Top Drill - 15-16 Inch 48hr_09242024 It is a variety of

It is a variety of the mineral corundum

but can also appear silver

while retaining the structure of the wood

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

which provides sufficient hardness for the stone to be cut

Botswana Agate 14-25mm Nugget Top Drill - 15-16 Inch 48hr_09242024 It is a variety 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.