Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads featured_06252026 it is a relative newcomer

it is a relative newcomer to the gem market

Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone

Agate is one of many varieties of banded Chalcedony

It has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale

Labradorite is said to be a Stone Of Transformation

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads featured_06252026 it is a relative newcomerBotswana 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.