Botswana Agate 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Ancient Cellar There are 37 different mica

There are 37 different mica minerals

as waters loosen and decompose the organic elements and replace them with silicate substances

which tends to be a strong blue color

Multi-colored Jasper is believed to carry the properties of its dominant color

Botswana Agate 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Ancient Cellar There are 37 different micaBotswana 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.