Botswana Agate 10mm Round - 8-Inch Gift Cards sodalite and pyrite

sodalite and pyrite

known as sheet silicates because they form in distinct layers

and its name is derived from the Greek “apate

Stone Type: Madagascar Agate

the only region in the world where the stone is found

Botswana Agate 10mm Round - 8-Inch Gift Cards sodalite and pyriteBotswana 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.