Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Best of The stone can also include

The stone can also include its namesake sage green

The most common members of the feldspar group are the plagioclase feldspars and the alkali feldspars

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

light tans and earthtones

Green is the most common color for Aventurine

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Best of The stone can also includeBotswana 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.