Botswana Agate 10mm Round 15-16 Inch Agate10mm Historically Opal was renowned as

Historically Opal was renowned as the “Queen of Gems” for its desirability and beauty

as well as the amount of patterning

Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years

is aptly named for its shades of gold

Botswana Agate 10mm Round 15-16 Inch Agate10mm Historically Opal was renowned asBotswana 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.