Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab This topaz is found in

This topaz is found in the cavities of a pegmatite

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

It's soft chatoyancy is reminiscent of the moon's light

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

4 Inches / 40x60mm / 4x6cm

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab This topaz is found inBotswana 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.