Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads Strand Length_8-Inch chrysocolla

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Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria

The mines these stones are sourced from are primarily copper mines

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

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Botswana Agate Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads Strand Length_8-Inch chrysocollaBotswana 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.