Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 InchBotswana 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.

The Pilbara region is known for its ancient landscapes

where copper contributes to blue tones and iron introduces green variations

also known as Nacre

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Hematite within the stone is responsible for its reddish and rusty colors

Kunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co

Wild Horse was first found in the mid-90's near a remote copper mining city

It is a form of Chrysoberyl

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

It is a phyllosilicate composed of silicon

The most precious Fire Opal has flashes of iridescence and is known as Precious Fire Opal or “Firmament Stone

” and thought to be the luckiest of all crystals