Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch Pink (Synthetic) 13X18mm and handcrafted character to finished

and handcrafted character to finished designs

initially as tools because of its hardness

This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue

Apatite can exhibit chatoyancy — an uncommon optical phenomenon in some stones that resembles the light reflection of a cat’s eye

double leaf spring construction with red vinyl handles

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch Pink (Synthetic) 13X18mm and handcrafted character to finishedBotswana 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.