Botswana Agate 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads #9232 and was prized in ancient

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen

while maintaining the wood's original structure

the Sun Stone

These rough specimens are mined all over the globe and hand selected for Dakota Stones product line

Botswana Agate 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads #9232 and was prized in ancientBotswana 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.