Botswana Agate, Dark, Natural, Faceted Off Round, One 8mm Strand

Botswana Agate, Dark, Natural, Faceted Off Round, 8mm.

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long.

8mm faceted off round strands have 32 to 36 pieces.

Agate is a common rock formation, consisting of chalcedony and quartz as its primary components, consisting of a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks.

Botswana Agate is royalty in agates. Botswana Agate is named for its origin-near the town in Botswana, Africa. Botswana is famous for the extra fine banding of white, black, shades of grey and occasional touches of pink or salmon hues.

Hardness 6.5-7

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing.

The source of these beads is Brazil and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.