Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads NewMarch2022 Only a small percentage of

Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads

Bird’s Eye Rhyolite is named for its circular color formations of deep reds

containing sodium

who was a great admirer and collector of gemstones

originally from the Lapis to Lazuli mine in Afghanistan

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads NewMarch2022 Only a small percentage 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.