Botswana Agate 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Rocky and used it to create

and used it to create amulets to be buried with the deceased

depositing copper and other elements that gradually develop into turquoise

denoting a strong land/water connection

It is mined under extremely harsh conditions and the high-grade specimens are more rare than diamonds

Botswana Agate 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Rocky and used it to createBotswana 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.