Botswana Agate 8x10mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch R1849 a mineralogist and jeweler

a mineralogist and jeweler

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-green associated with true Turquoise

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

Shiny and sparkling at the same time

Legend has it that it came to the world

Botswana Agate 8x10mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch R1849 a mineralogist and jewelerBotswana 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.