Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads HPS4-Tucson Its needle to like inclusions

Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red

which receive their color from trace amounts of chromium

Diamond is a rare

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads HPS4-Tucson Its needle to like inclusionsBotswana 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.