Botswana Agate 18mm A Grade Coin Cabochon New Jade mined since 4000 BCE

mined since 4000 BCE

that were deposited in shallow sea beds

This Agate exhibits orange to golden to milky white tones in its parallel banding

a silicate of calcium and magnesium -- from western Canada

or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star-like formations

Botswana Agate 18mm A Grade Coin Cabochon New Jade mined since 4000 BCEBotswana 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. Sold individually. These cabochons are all unique and vary