Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Size_7x9mm who first catalogued the stone

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

and is sometimes referred to as “Matara Diamond” after the City in Sri Lanka near where the stone is mined

olive green and gray to green

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Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch Size_7x9mm who first catalogued the stoneBotswana 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.