Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Optimism “Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

“Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

” owing to its red appearance when sliced thinly or powdered

Other names include: quickstick

creamy white to pale gray or beige

Botswana Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Optimism “Butter” suggests qualities of smoothnessBotswana 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.