Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Size_7x9mm In the home

In the home

Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets

a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns

and is sometimes referred to as “Matara Diamond” after the City in Sri Lanka near where the stone is mined

Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Size_7x9mm In the homeBotswana 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.