Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch featured_04252024 **The strand pictured is banded

**The strand pictured is banded but the strand you receive may not be banded

Crazy Lace Agate is a banded Chalcedony that in its natural form is predominantly white with layers of brown

” which translates to “stone of many colors

The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the crystal lattice of the stone

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch featured_04252024 **The strand pictured is bandedBotswana 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.