Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch 15x18-20x25mm There are 2 specimens pictured

There are 2 specimens pictured to show that there are variations in the size and color

Its name derives from the Sinhalese word “turamali

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consisting of opaque rust to red glass with tiny flecks of glittering copper suspended within it

The different species are pyrope

Botswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch 15x18-20x25mm There are 2 specimens picturedBotswana 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.