Botswana Agate 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads R0187 this smooth Labradorite pebble is

this smooth  Labradorite pebble is truly a beautiful specimen

Ruby and Sapphire

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

and in standard porcelain

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-green associated with true Turquoise

Botswana Agate 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads R0187 this smooth Labradorite pebble isBotswana 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.