Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Lepidolite Mix Hematite is black to steel-gray

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

and it’s name is derived from the Greek “apate

The stone includes shades of blue-gray

It is often thought of as an all-black stone

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch Lepidolite Mix Hematite is black to steel-grayBotswana 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.