Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 8-Inch Stone Type_Hematoid Quartz Opals are hydrated amorphous forms

Opals are hydrated amorphous forms of silica

Goldstone was first created during the Italian Renaissance when

Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone

and the ability to adapt to change ("go with the flow")

is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide

Botswana Agate 6mm Round - 8-Inch Stone Type_Hematoid Quartz Opals are hydrated amorphous formsBotswana 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.